Where does “火山学” come from?

火山学 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 学, from Middle Chinese 學.

火山学 (Japanese): volcanology

Definitions

  1. volcanology

Ancestry of “火山学”, step by step

火山学 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 学

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese学scholarship; learning; knowledge; -ology; -ics;...
2Middle Chinese學—

via Japanese 火山

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese火山a volcano
2Middle Chinese火山—
Every word from Middle Chinese 學 →Every word from Japanese 学 →