Where does “構文” come from?

構文 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 構文論, from Japanese 論, from Japanese 統辞論, from Japanese 統辞 — syntax.

構文 (Japanese): structure, syntax of an expression

Definitions

  1. structure, syntax of an expression

Ancestry of “構文”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese構文論syntax as a field of study, syntactics
2Japanese論theory
3Japanese統辞論syntax as a field of study, syntactics
4Japanese統辞syntax

Words derived from “構文”

Every word from Japanese 統辞 →Every word from Japanese 構文論 →Every word from Japanese 論 →