Where does “冷却塔” come from?
冷却塔 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 塔, from Middle Chinese とう, from Middle Chinese 刀 — knife.
冷却塔 (Japanese): cooling tower
Definitions
- cooling tower
Ancestry of “冷却塔”, step by step
冷却塔 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 塔
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 塔 | a tower; a pagoda, a stupa; a steeple, spire |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | とう | — |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 刀 | knife |
via Japanese 冷却
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 冷却 | refrigeration, the process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it |