Where does “分光器” come from?
分光器 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 分光, from Japanese 分, from Middle Chinese ふん, from Middle Chinese 糞.
分光器 (Japanese): spectroscope
Ancestry of “分光器”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 分光 | a spectrum; to divide light into a spectrum |
| 2 | Japanese | 分 | a minute; a part, a share, a portion; an obsolete... |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | ふん | — |
| 4 | Middle Chinese | 糞 | — |