Where does “多汗症” come from?

多汗症 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 症, from Middle Chinese 症.

多汗症 (Japanese): hyperhidrosis, excessive sweating

Definitions

  1. hyperhidrosis, excessive sweating

Ancestry of “多汗症”, step by step

多汗症 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 症

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese症"attached to the names of conditions"
2Middle Chinese症—

via Japanese 汗

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese汗sweat
2Middle Chineseかん—

via Japanese 多

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese多multi-
Every word from Middle Chinese 症 →Every word from Japanese 症 →