Where does “反転テクトニクス” come from?

反転テクトニクス (Japanese) comes from Japanese テクトニクス, from English tectonics, from Ancient Greek τέκτων, from Proto-Hellenic téktōn, from Proto-Indo-European tetḱō, from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

反転テクトニクス (Japanese): inversion tectonics

Definitions

  1. inversion tectonics

Ancestry of “反転テクトニクス”, step by step

反転テクトニクス traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese テクトニクス

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseテクトニクスtectonics
2EnglishtectonicsThe study of crustal plates and other large-scale...
3Ancient Greekτέκτωνone who works with wood: carpenter, builder; any...
4Proto-Hellenictéktōn
5Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱōcarpenter
6Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱ-to create, produce; to cut, hew
7Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

via Japanese 反転

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese反転inversion, reverse, turn over, turn around
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ-