Where does “特殊相対論” come from?
特殊相対論 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 相対論, from Japanese 論, from Japanese 統辞論, from Japanese 統辞 — syntax.
Ancestry of “特殊相対論”, step by step
特殊相対論 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 相対論
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 相対論 | — |
| 2 | Japanese | 論 | theory |
| 3 | Japanese | 統辞論 | syntax as a field of study, syntactics |
| 4 | Japanese | 統辞 | syntax |
via Japanese 特殊
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 特殊 | specialness, exceptionality |