Where does “庭球” come from?
庭球 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 庭, from Old Japanese にわ.
庭球 (Japanese): Synonym of テニス
Ancestry of “庭球”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 庭 | garden; place where something is done; at the... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | にわ | — |