Where does “昆虫学” come from?

昆虫学 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 学, from Middle Chinese 學.

昆虫学 (Japanese): entomology

Definitions

  1. entomology

Ancestry of “昆虫学”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese学scholarship; learning; knowledge; -ology; -ics;...
2Middle Chinese學—
Every word from Middle Chinese 學 →Every word from Japanese 学 →
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