Where does “半球” come from?

半球 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 球, from Middle Chinese 毬.

半球 (Japanese): a hemisphere

Definitions

  1. a hemisphere

Ancestry of “半球”, step by step

半球 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 球

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese球sphere, globe, orb; pitch; vacuum tube, valve
2Middle Chinese毬—

via Japanese 半

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese半odd; half, semi-; Antonyms
2Middle Chinese半—

Words derived from “半球”

Every word from Middle Chinese 毬 →Every word from Japanese 球 →