Where does “葉酸” come from?

葉酸 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 葉, from Middle Chinese 葉.

葉酸 (Japanese): folic acid

Definitions

  1. folic acid

Ancestry of “葉酸”, step by step

葉酸 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 葉

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese葉leaf, needle, blade; a season, an age: a shorter...
2Middle Chinese葉—

via Japanese 酸

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese酸sourness; acid; Alternative spelling of 酢
2Middle Chinese酸—
Every word from Middle Chinese 葉 →Every word from Japanese 葉 →
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