Where does “子午線” come from?

子午線 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 午, from Japanese 馬, from Middle Chinese 馬.

子午線 (Japanese): a meridian

Definitions

  1. a meridian

Ancestry of “子午線”, step by step

子午線 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 午

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese午noon; the {{w|Ox |Chinese zodiac Ox}}
2Japanese馬a horse; a promoted bishop; a sawhorse: a...
3Middle Chinese馬—

via Japanese 子

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese子a child; a girl, especially a dear or desired...
2Japanese鼠a mouse or a rat; general term for members of...
3Japanesenezumi—

Words derived from “子午線”

Every word from Middle Chinese 馬 →Every word from Japanese 馬 →Every word from Japanese 午 →