Where does “欧米” come from?

欧米 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 化, from Middle Chinese 化.

欧米 (Japanese): Modern Western developed nations (Western Europe and North America)

Definitions

  1. Modern Western developed nations (Western Europe and North America)

Ancestry of “欧米”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese化-ization, -ification; action of making something...
2Middle Chinese化—
Every word from Middle Chinese 化 →Every word from Japanese 化 →