Where does “小児科” come from?
小児科 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 小児, from Japanese 小, from Old Japanese ささ.
小児科 (Japanese): pediatrics, either as a course of study or a...
Definitions
- pediatrics, either as a course of study or a...
Ancestry of “小児科”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 小児 | young child, infant |
| 2 | Japanese | 小 | smallness; small size, small; Short for 小の月;... |
| 3 | Old Japanese | ささ | — |