Where does “摂氏温度” come from?

摂氏温度 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 温度, from Chinese 温, from Middle Chinese 溫.

Ancestry of “摂氏温度”, step by step

摂氏温度 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 温度

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese温度temperature
2Chinese温—
3Middle Chinese溫—

via Japanese 摂氏

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese摂氏Celsius
2Chinese攝氏Celsius; centigrade
3SwedishCelsius—
Every word from Middle Chinese 溫 →Every word from Chinese 温 →Every word from Japanese 温度 →