Where does “甲状軟骨” come from?

甲状軟骨 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 甲状, from Japanese 甲, from Middle Chinese 甲.

甲状軟骨 (Japanese): a thyroid cartilage

Definitions

  1. a thyroid cartilage

Ancestry of “甲状軟骨”, step by step

甲状軟骨 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 甲状

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese甲状thyroidness
2Japanese甲carapace, shell; something A; armor
3Middle Chinese甲—

via Japanese 軟骨

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese軟骨cartilage
Every word from Middle Chinese 甲 →Every word from Japanese 甲 →Every word from Japanese 甲状 →