Where does “第二形容詞” come from?

第二形容詞 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 形容詞, from Japanese 詞, from Japanese 自動詞, from Japanese 自動 — automatic movement, automatic functioning;...

第二形容詞 (Japanese): a Classical Japanese adjective with シク活用

Definitions

  1. a Classical Japanese adjective with シク活用

Ancestry of “第二形容詞”, step by step

第二形容詞 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 形容詞

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese形容詞a word that modifies or describes a noun or...
2Japanese詞word; word; part of speech
3Japanese自動詞intransitive verb
4Japanese自動automatic movement, automatic functioning;...

via Japanese 第二

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese第二second, number two
Every word from Japanese 自動 →Every word from Japanese 詞 →Every word from Japanese 自動詞 →