Where does “理論物理学” come from?

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

理論物理学 (Japanese): theoretical physics

Definitions

  1. theoretical physics

Ancestry of “理論物理学”, step by step

理論物理学 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 物理学

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese物理学physics
2Japanese学scholarship; learning; knowledge; -ology; -ics;...
3Middle Chinese學—

via Japanese 理論

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese理論a theory
Every word from Middle Chinese 學 →Every word from Japanese 学 →Every word from Japanese 物理学 →