Where does “省エネルギー” come from?

省エネルギー (Japanese) comes from Japanese エネルギー, from German Energie, from Ancient Greek ἐνέργειᾰ — activity, operation, vigour, efficiency.

省エネルギー (Japanese): energy conservation; energy saving

Definitions

  1. energy conservation; energy saving

Ancestry of “省エネルギー”, step by step

省エネルギー traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese エネルギー

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseエネルギーenergy
2GermanEnergieenergy
3Ancient Greekἐνέργειᾰactivity, operation, vigour, efficiency

via Japanese 省

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese省saving, conservation; ministry
2Middle Chinese省—

Words derived from “省エネルギー”

Every word from Ancient Greek ἐνέργειᾰ →Every word from German Energie →Every word from Japanese エネルギー →