Where does “例の” come from?
例の (Japanese) comes from Japanese の, from Old Japanese の, from Middle Chinese 能 — talent, ability.
例の (Japanese): the usual, the aforementioned, you-know-who
Definitions
- the usual, the aforementioned, you-know-who
Ancestry of “例の”, step by step
例の traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese の
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | の | genitive case marker; nominative case marker in a... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | の | plain, field |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 能 | talent, ability |
via Japanese 例
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 例 | 例; 例し; The most common reading is れい |