Where does “原理” come from?

原理 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 原, from Old Japanese 原, from Italian -para.

原理 (Japanese): A fundamental truth that bases on; An eternal law...

Definitions

  1. A fundamental truth that bases on; An eternal law...

Ancestry of “原理”, step by step

原理 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 原

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese原meadow, plain, field; the original thing; the...
2Old Japanese原—
3Italian-para—

via Japanese 理

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese理reason, logic

Words derived from “原理”

Every word from Italian -para →Every word from Old Japanese 原 →Every word from Japanese 原 →