Where does “流体力学” come from?

流体力学 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 力学, from Japanese 力, from Middle Chinese 力 — strength, power.

流体力学 (Japanese): fluid mechanics

Definitions

  1. fluid mechanics

Ancestry of “流体力学”, step by step

流体力学 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 力学

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese力学mechanics
2Japanese力strength; power; force; force; ability; capacity
3Middle Chinese力strength, power

via Japanese 流体

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese流体a fluid
Every word from Middle Chinese 力 →Every word from Japanese 力 →Every word from Japanese 力学 →