Where does “光学” come from?
光学 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 光, from Japanese 光る — to shine, gleam, glitter; to shine, stand out, be...
光学 (Japanese): optics
Ancestry of “光学”, step by step
光学 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 光
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 光 | a physically perceived light; a metaphorical... |
| 2 | Japanese | 光る | to shine, gleam, glitter; to shine, stand out, be... |
via Japanese 学
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 学 | scholarship; learning; knowledge; -ology; -ics;... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 學 | — |