Where does “無能力者” come from?
無能力者 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 者, from Middle Chinese 者.
無能力者 (Japanese): Someone who does not have the ability to do things
Definitions
- Someone who does not have the ability to do things
Ancestry of “無能力者”, step by step
無能力者 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 者
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 者 | person; someone of that type, someone who does... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 者 | — |
via Japanese 無
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 無 | nothing, nothingness; mu; the null set: neither... |
via Japanese 能力
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 能力 | ability; capability; capacity; faculty |