Where does “刺胞動物” come from?

刺胞動物 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 動物, from Middle Chinese 動物.

刺胞動物 (Japanese): a cnidarian

Definitions

  1. a cnidarian

Ancestry of “刺胞動物”, step by step

刺胞動物 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 動物

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese動物animal
2Middle Chinese動物—

via Japanese 刺胞

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese刺胞a cnidocyte
Every word from Middle Chinese 動物 →Every word from Japanese 動物 →