Where does “反物質” come from?

反物質 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 物質 — material, substance.

反物質 (Japanese): antimatter

Definitions

  1. antimatter

Ancestry of “反物質”, step by step

反物質 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 物質

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese物質material, substance

via Japanese 反

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese反anti
Every word from Japanese 物質 →