Where does “病原体” come from?

病原体 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 体, from Middle Chinese 體.

病原体 (Japanese): pathogen

Definitions

  1. pathogen

Ancestry of “病原体”, step by step

病原体 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 体

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese体In general: the body, e.g. of a human or animal;...
2Middle Chinese體—

via Japanese 病原

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese病原cause or source of a disease, pathogenesis, etiology

Words derived from “病原体”

Every word from Middle Chinese 體 →Every word from Japanese 体 →