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

Definitions

  1. Synonym of テニス

Ancestry of “庭球”, step by step

庭球 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 庭

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese庭garden; place where something is done; at the...
2Old Japaneseにわ—

via Japanese 球

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese球sphere, globe, orb; pitch; vacuum tube, valve
2Middle Chinese毬—

Words derived from “庭球”

Every word from Old Japanese にわ →Every word from Japanese 庭 →