Where does “環境依存文字” come from?
環境依存文字 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 文字, from Middle Chinese 文字.
環境依存文字 (Japanese): character whose appearance may depend on a user's environment, or a character which may be absent from a user's environment, i.e. character set incompatibility
Definitions
- character whose appearance may depend on a user's environment, or a character which may be absent from a user's environment, i.e. character set incompatibility
Ancestry of “環境依存文字”, step by step
環境依存文字 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 文字
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 文字 | a letter, a character; script, writing system; a... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 文字 | — |
via Japanese 依存
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 依存 | dependency; to depend on |
via Japanese 環境
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 環境 | environment, surroundings; the natural... |