Where does “帝王切開” come from?

帝王切開 (Japanese) comes from German Kaiserschnitt, from German kaiser, from Middle High German keiser, from Old High German keisar, from Indonesian kaisar, from Dutch keizer, from Middle Dutch keiser, from Old Dutch keiser — hair.

帝王切開 (Japanese): Caesarean section

Definitions

  1. Caesarean section

Ancestry of “帝王切開”, step by step

帝王切開 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kaiserschnitt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKaiserschnittCaesarean section
2Germankaiseremperor ruler of certain monarchies; highest monarch
3Middle High Germankeiseremperor
4Old High Germankeisaremperor
5Indonesiankaisaremperor; empress
6Dutchkeizeremperor
7Middle Dutchkeiser—
8Old Dutchkeiseremperor
9Proto-Germanickaisarazemperor
10LatinCaesarJulius Caesar; emperor
11Latincaesariesor hair
12Proto-Indo-Europeankéysero-hair

via Japanese 切開

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese切開incision, section; to cut open, to incise
2Japanese開open
3Middle Chinese開—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kéysero- →Every word from Latin caesaries →Every word from Latin Caesar →
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