Where does “激化” come from?

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

激化 (Japanese): intensification, aggravation; to intensify,...

Definitions

  1. intensification, aggravation; to intensify,...

Ancestry of “激化”, step by step

激化 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 化

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

via Japanese 激

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese激very; intensely; extremely
2Chinese似—
Every word from Middle Chinese 化 →Every word from Japanese 化 →