Where does “第三次産業” come from?
第三次産業 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 次, from Japanese 次ぐ — come after, continue after something, follow, be...
第三次産業 (Japanese): tertiary sector; tertiary industry
Definitions
- tertiary sector; tertiary industry
Ancestry of “第三次産業”, step by step
第三次産業 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 次
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 次 | order, sequence; the next, secondary, vice-;... |
| 2 | Japanese | 次ぐ | come after, continue after something, follow, be... |
via Japanese 産業
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 産業 | industry |
via Japanese 第三
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 第三 | third |