Where does “自動” come from?

自動 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 自動詞, from Japanese 詞, from Middle Chinese 詞.

自動 (Japanese): automatic movement, automatic functioning;...

Definitions

  1. automatic movement, automatic functioning;...

Ancestry of “自動”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese自動詞intransitive verb
2Japanese詞word; word; part of speech
3Middle Chinese詞—

Words derived from “自動”

Every word from Middle Chinese 詞 →Every word from Japanese 自動詞 →Every word from Japanese 詞 →