Where does “論” come from?

論 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 統辞論, from Japanese 統辞 — syntax.

論 (Japanese): theory

Definitions

  1. theory

Ancestry of “論”, step by step

論 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 統辞論

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese統辞論syntax as a field of study, syntactics
2Japanese統辞syntax

via Japanese 構文論

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese構文論syntax as a field of study, syntactics
2Japanese構文structure, syntax of an expression

via Middle Chinese 論

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese論—

Words derived from “論”

Every word from Japanese 統辞 →Every word from Japanese 統辞論 →