Where does “学術書” come from?

学術書 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 書, from Middle Chinese 書.

学術書 (Japanese): an academic or scholarly book or reference, a...

Definitions

  1. an academic or scholarly book or reference, a...

Ancestry of “学術書”, step by step

学術書 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 書

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese書document; letter
2Middle Chinese書—

via Japanese 学術

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese学術learning, scholarship; science, technical studies
Every word from Middle Chinese 書 →Every word from Japanese 書 →