Where does “哺乳類” come from?
哺乳類 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 類 — kind, sort, type, the like.
哺乳類 (Japanese): mammals; mammalia
Definitions
- mammals; mammalia
Ancestry of “哺乳類”, step by step
哺乳類 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 類
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 類 | kind, sort, type, the like |
via Japanese 哺乳
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 哺乳 | lactation, nursing |