Where does “分光” come from?

分光 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 分, from Middle Chinese ふん, from Middle Chinese 糞.

分光 (Japanese): a spectrum; to divide light into a spectrum

Definitions

  1. a spectrum; to divide light into a spectrum

Ancestry of “分光”, step by step

分光 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 分

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese分a minute; a part, a share, a portion; an obsolete...
2Middle Chineseふん—
3Middle Chinese糞—

via Japanese 光

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese光a physically perceived light; a metaphorical...
2Japanese光るto shine, gleam, glitter; to shine, stand out, be...

Words derived from “分光”

Every word from Middle Chinese 糞 →Every word from Middle Chinese ふん →Every word from Japanese 分 →