Where does “形而上学” come from?

形而上学 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 形而上 — abstract or intangible things.

形而上学 (Japanese): metaphysics

Definitions

  1. metaphysics

Ancestry of “形而上学”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese形而上abstract or intangible things
Every word from Japanese 形而上
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