Where does “実在論” come from?
実在論 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 論, from Japanese 統辞論, from Japanese 統辞 — syntax.
実在論 (Japanese): realism
Definitions
- realism
Ancestry of “実在論”, step by step
実在論 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 論
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 論 | theory |
| 2 | Japanese | 統辞論 | syntax as a field of study, syntactics |
| 3 | Japanese | 統辞 | syntax |
via Japanese 実在
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 実在 | existence; reality; to exist in real-life |