Where does “色収差” come from?

色収差 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 色, from Middle Chinese 色.

色収差 (Japanese): chromatic aberration

Definitions

  1. chromatic aberration

Ancestry of “色収差”, step by step

色収差 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 色

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese色color
2Middle Chinese色—

via Japanese 収差

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese収差aberration
Every word from Middle Chinese 色 →Every word from Japanese 色 →
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