Where does “殺菌” come from?
殺菌 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 殺 — killing.
殺菌 (Japanese): sterilization
Definitions
- sterilization
Ancestry of “殺菌”, step by step
殺菌 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 殺
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 殺 | killing |
via Japanese 菌
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 菌 | germ; fungus; germ; bacterium |