Where does “忍術” come from?

忍術 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 術, from Middle Chinese 術.

忍術 (Japanese): ninjutsu

Definitions

  1. ninjutsu

Ancestry of “忍術”, step by step

忍術 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 術

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese術technique; art; way, means
2Middle Chinese術—

via Japanese 忍

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese忍patience; enduring, putting up with; secrecy;...

Words derived from “忍術”

Every word from Middle Chinese 術 →Every word from Japanese 術 →