Where does “椰子科” come from?

椰子科 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 科, from Japanese 品, from Middle Chinese 品.

椰子科 (Japanese): Arecaceae

Definitions

  1. Arecaceae

Ancestry of “椰子科”, step by step

椰子科 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 科

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese科department, section; family; crime; wrongdoing
2Japanese品article, goods; stock; quality
3Middle Chinese品—

via Japanese 椰子

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese椰子the coconut palm, or more generally, any palm...
2Middle Chinese椰子—
Every word from Middle Chinese 品 →Every word from Japanese 品 →Every word from Japanese 科 →