Where does “物理学” come from?

物理学 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 学, from Middle Chinese 學.

物理学 (Japanese): physics

Definitions

  1. physics

Ancestry of “物理学”, step by step

物理学 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 学

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

via Japanese 物理

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese物理physics, the physical aspects of a phenomenon or...
2Middle Chinese物理—

Words derived from “物理学”

Every word from Middle Chinese 學 →Every word from Japanese 学 →
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