Where does “湿度計” come from?

湿度計 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 計, from Middle Chinese 計.

湿度計 (Japanese): hygrometer

Definitions

  1. hygrometer

Ancestry of “湿度計”, step by step

湿度計 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 計

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese計plan, total; -meter
2Middle Chinese計—

via Japanese 湿度

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese湿度level of humidity
Every word from Middle Chinese 計 →Every word from Japanese 計 →