Where does “第三紀” come from?

第三紀 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 紀, from Middle Chinese 紀.

第三紀 (Japanese): the Tertiary period

Definitions

  1. the Tertiary period

Ancestry of “第三紀”, step by step

第三紀 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 紀

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese紀chronicle, written record
2Middle Chinese紀—

via Japanese 第三

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese第三third

Words derived from “第三紀”

Every word from Middle Chinese 紀 →Every word from Japanese 紀 →