Where does “化石” come from?

化石 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 石, from Middle Chinese 石.

化石 (Japanese): a fossil; petrifaction; out-of-date person, thing

Definitions

  1. a fossil; petrifaction; out-of-date person, thing

Ancestry of “化石”, step by step

化石 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 石

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese石a stone; a transistor; a traditional Japanese...
2Middle Chinese石—

via Japanese 化

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese化-ization, -ification; action of making something...
2Middle Chinese化—

Words derived from “化石”

Every word from Middle Chinese 石 →Every word from Japanese 石 →