Where does “蠅捕草” come from?

蠅捕草 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 草, from Middle Chinese 草.

Ancestry of “蠅捕草”, step by step

蠅捕草 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 草

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese草grass; a weed; a herb
2Middle Chinese草—

via English 蠅

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English蠅—

via Japanese 捕り

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese捕り—
Every word from Middle Chinese 草 →Every word from Japanese 草 →