Where does “自然言語処理” come from?

自然言語処理 (Japanese) comes from English natural language processing, from English processing, from English process, from English procession, from Middle English processioun, from Old French pourciession, from Latin processio, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

自然言語処理 (Japanese): natural language processing, NLP

Definitions

  1. natural language processing, NLP

Ancestry of “自然言語処理”, step by step

自然言語処理 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English natural language processing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishnatural language processingA field of computer science and linguistics...
2EnglishprocessingThe action of the verb "to process"; The act of...
3EnglishprocessA series of events which produce a result; A set...
4EnglishprocessionThe act of progressing or proceeding; A group of...
5Middle Englishprocessioun
6Old Frenchpourciessionprocession
7Latinprocessioadvance; procession
8Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
9Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
10Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
11Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
12Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
13Latincalceusshoe
14Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
15Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Japanese 自然言語

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese自然言語natural language
2Japanese言語language, speech

via Japanese 処理

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese処理processing; process
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-