Where does “前頭葉” come from?
前頭葉 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 葉, from Middle Chinese 葉.
前頭葉 (Japanese): a frontal lobe
Definitions
- a frontal lobe
Ancestry of “前頭葉”, step by step
前頭葉 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 葉
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 葉 | leaf, needle, blade; a season, an age: a shorter... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 葉 | — |
via Japanese 前頭
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 前頭 | "maegashira", the rank and file athletes in the... |