Where does “平体” come from?

平体 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 平, from Middle Chinese 平.

平体 (Japanese): the form of a glyph whose height is scaled down, originally with a distorting lens in phototypesetting

Definitions

  1. the form of a glyph whose height is scaled down, originally with a distorting lens in phototypesetting

Ancestry of “平体”, step by step

平体 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 平

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese平something flat; flattened; something ordinary,...
2Middle Chinese平—

via Japanese 体

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese体In general: the body, e.g. of a human or animal;...
2Middle Chinese體—
Every word from Middle Chinese 平 →Every word from Japanese 平 →