Where does “籠目” come from?

籠目 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 目, from Middle Chinese 目.

籠目 (Japanese): A kagome lattice; an arrangement of laths...

Definitions

  1. A kagome lattice; an arrangement of laths...

Ancestry of “籠目”, step by step

籠目 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 目

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese目an order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger...
2Middle Chinese目—

via Japanese 籠

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese籠a cage; a basket; a basket, "especially" one made...
2Middle Chinese籠—

Words derived from “籠目”

Every word from Middle Chinese 目 →Every word from Japanese 目 →
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