Where does “天文学” come from?

天文学 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 天文, from Old Japanese てんもん, from Middle Chinese てんもん.

天文学 (Japanese): astronomy

Definitions

  1. astronomy

Ancestry of “天文学”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese天文astronomy
2Old Japaneseてんもん—
3Middle Chineseてんもん—

Words derived from “天文学”

Every word from Middle Chinese てんもん →Every word from Old Japanese てんもん →Every word from Japanese 天文 →