Where does “情欲” come from?

情欲 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 情, from Middle Chinese 情.

情欲 (Japanese): lust, sexual desire

Definitions

  1. lust, sexual desire

Ancestry of “情欲”, step by step

情欲 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 情

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese情emotion; feeling
2Middle Chinese情—

via Japanese 欲

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese欲desire, a want, that which is wanted; greed,...
Every word from Middle Chinese 情 →Every word from Japanese 情 →