Where does “希土類” come from?

希土類 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 土, from Middle Chinese 土.

希土類 (Japanese): rare earth

Definitions

  1. rare earth

Ancestry of “希土類”, step by step

希土類 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 土

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese土earth, soil, mud
2Middle Chinese土—

via Japanese 希

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese希rare

via Japanese 類

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese類kind, sort, type, the like
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