Where does “相違点” come from?

相違点 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 点, from Middle Chinese 點 — mark, spot; dot, mark.

相違点 (Japanese): point of difference

Definitions

  1. point of difference

Ancestry of “相違点”, step by step

相違点 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 点

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese点spot, dot; score, grade, mark; point
2Middle Chinese點mark, spot; dot, mark

via Japanese 相違

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese相違incompatibility, discrepancy, difference
Every word from Middle Chinese 點 →Every word from Japanese 点 →