Where does “無声” come from?
無声 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 声, from Middle Chinese 聲 — sound, voice.
無声 (Japanese): voiceless
Definitions
- voiceless
Ancestry of “無声”, step by step
無声 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 声
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 声 | voice; voice, speech; tone |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 聲 | sound, voice |
via Japanese 無
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 無 | nothing, nothingness; mu; the null set: neither... |