Where does “圧力” come from?

圧力 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 力, from Middle Chinese 力 — strength, power.

圧力 (Japanese): pressure (a force applied to a surface)

Definitions

  1. pressure (a force applied to a surface)

Ancestry of “圧力”, step by step

圧力 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 力

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese力strength; power; force; force; ability; capacity
2Middle Chinese力strength, power

via Japanese 圧

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese圧pressure
2Middle Chinese壓—

Words derived from “圧力”

Every word from Middle Chinese 力 →Every word from Japanese 力 →