Where does “秋の麒麟草” come from?

秋の麒麟草 (Japanese) comes from Japanese の, from Old Japanese の, from Middle Chinese 能 — talent, ability.

秋の麒麟草 (Japanese): Solidago virgaurea var. asiatica, a species of goldenrod

Definitions

  1. Solidago virgaurea var. asiatica, a species of goldenrod

Ancestry of “秋の麒麟草”, step by step

秋の麒麟草 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese の

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseのgenitive case marker; nominative case marker in a...
2Old Japaneseのplain, field
3Middle Chinese能talent, ability

via Japanese 麒麟草

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese麒麟草Phedimus aizoon var. floribundus
2Japanese草grass; a weed; a herb
3Middle Chinese草—

via Japanese 秋

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese秋autumn, fall
2Old Japaneseあき—
Every word from Middle Chinese 能 →Every word from Old Japanese の →Every word from Japanese の →