Where does “異次元” come from?

異次元 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 異, from Japanese なる — to be achieved; to be completed.

異次元 (Japanese): different dimension

Definitions

  1. different dimension

Ancestry of “異次元”, step by step

異次元 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 異

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese異difference; change or disease, one of the four...
2Japaneseなるto be achieved; to be completed

via Japanese 次元

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese次元a dimension
Every word from Japanese なる →Every word from Japanese 異 →