Where does “眼鏡” come from?
眼鏡 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 目, from Middle Chinese 目.
眼鏡 (Japanese): glasses, eyeglasses
Definitions
- glasses, eyeglasses
Ancestry of “眼鏡”, step by step
眼鏡 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 目
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 目 | an order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 目 | — |
via Chinese 眼鏡
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 眼鏡 | glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles |