Where does “白亜紀” come from?

白亜紀 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 紀, from Middle Chinese 紀.

白亜紀 (Japanese): the Cretaceous

Definitions

  1. the Cretaceous

Ancestry of “白亜紀”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese紀chronicle, written record
2Middle Chinese紀—

Words derived from “白亜紀”

Every word from Middle Chinese 紀 →Every word from Japanese 紀 →