Where does “色褪せる” come from?

色褪せる (Japanese) comes from Japanese 色, from Middle Chinese 色.

色褪せる (Japanese): lose color, fade; fade, lose freshness, become...

Definitions

  1. lose color, fade; fade, lose freshness, become...

Ancestry of “色褪せる”, step by step

色褪せる traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 色

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese色color
2Middle Chinese色—

via Japanese 褪せる

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese褪せるfade, discolor
Every word from Middle Chinese 色 →Every word from Japanese 色 →