Where does “意味論” come from?

意味論 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 論, from Japanese 統辞論, from Japanese 統辞 — syntax.

意味論 (Japanese): semantics as a field of study, semasiology

Definitions

  1. semantics as a field of study, semasiology

Ancestry of “意味論”, step by step

意味論 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 論

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese論theory
2Japanese統辞論syntax as a field of study, syntactics
3Japanese統辞syntax

via Japanese 意味

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese意味a meaning; a significance; a point; meaning;...
Every word from Japanese 統辞 →Every word from Japanese 論 →Every word from Japanese 統辞論 →