Where does “方法論” come from?

方法論 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 論, from Japanese 統辞論, from Japanese 統辞 — syntax.

方法論 (Japanese): methodology

Definitions

  1. methodology

Ancestry of “方法論”, step by step

方法論 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 方法

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese方法way; method; manner
2Middle Chinese方法—
Every word from Japanese 統辞 →Every word from Japanese 論 →Every word from Japanese 統辞論 →