Where does “可逆” come from?

可逆 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 逆, from Middle Chinese 逆.

可逆 (Japanese): reversibility; invertibility; lossless

Definitions

  1. reversibility; invertibility; lossless

Ancestry of “可逆”, step by step

可逆 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 逆

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese逆reverse; contrary; opposite; converse
2Middle Chinese逆—

via Japanese 可

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese可passable; allowed; permitted, allowed, licensed
2Middle Chinese可—

Words derived from “可逆”

Every word from Middle Chinese 逆 →Every word from Japanese 逆 →
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