Where does “特殊相対性理論” come from?

特殊相対性理論 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 相対性理論, from Japanese 相対性, from Japanese 性, from Middle Chinese 性.

特殊相対性理論 (Japanese): special relativity

Definitions

  1. special relativity

Ancestry of “特殊相対性理論”, step by step

特殊相対性理論 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 相対性理論

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese相対性理論the theory of relativity
2Japanese相対性relativity
3Japanese性the nature of something; sex, gender; gender
4Middle Chinese性—

via Japanese 特殊

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese特殊specialness, exceptionality
Every word from Middle Chinese 性 →Every word from Japanese 性 →Every word from Japanese 相対性 →