Where does “微分幾何学” come from?

微分幾何学 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 幾何学, from Japanese 幾何 — geometry.

微分幾何学 (Japanese): differential geometry

Definitions

  1. differential geometry

Ancestry of “微分幾何学”, step by step

微分幾何学 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 幾何学

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese幾何学geometry
2Japanese幾何geometry

via Japanese 微分

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese微分differentiation; to differentiate
Every word from Japanese 幾何 →Every word from Japanese 幾何学 →