Where does “動名詞” come from?

動名詞 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 動詞 — verb.

動名詞 (Japanese): a gerund

Definitions

  1. a gerund

Ancestry of “動名詞”, step by step

動名詞 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 動詞

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese動詞verb

via Japanese 名詞

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese名詞noun
Every word from Japanese 動詞