Where does “劇場版” come from?

劇場版 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 劇場, from Japanese 劇, from Middle Chinese 劇.

劇場版 (Japanese): movie version adaptation; "… the movie"

Definitions

  1. movie version adaptation; "… the movie"

Ancestry of “劇場版”, step by step

劇場版 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 劇場

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese劇場theater, playhouse
2Japanese劇play
3Middle Chinese劇—

via Japanese 版

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese版version

Words derived from “劇場版”

Every word from Middle Chinese 劇 →Every word from Japanese 劇 →Every word from Japanese 劇場 →