Where does “脱毛症” come from?

脱毛症 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 脱毛, from Japanese 毛, from Middle Chinese 毛.

脱毛症 (Japanese): alopecia, baldness

Definitions

  1. alopecia, baldness

Ancestry of “脱毛症”, step by step

脱毛症 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 脱毛

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese脱毛epilation, hair removal; hair loss; to remove...
2Japanese毛hair, fur; a kind of unit
3Middle Chinese毛—

via Japanese 症

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese症"attached to the names of conditions"
2Middle Chinese症—

Words derived from “脱毛症”

Every word from Middle Chinese 毛 →Every word from Japanese 毛 →Every word from Japanese 脱毛 →