Where does “小数” come from?
小数 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 数, from Middle Chinese 數, from Old Chinese 數.
小数 (Japanese): decimal fraction, decimal, fraction
Definitions
- decimal fraction, decimal, fraction
Ancestry of “小数”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 数 | number; amount; number; several |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 數 | — |
| 3 | Old Chinese | 數 | — |