Where does “赤外線” come from?
赤外線 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 外, from Middle Chinese 外.
赤外線 (Japanese): infrared radiation; Short for 赤外線通信
Definitions
- infrared radiation; Short for 赤外線通信
Ancestry of “赤外線”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 外 | outside; other ; the rest; Alternative spelling... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 外 | — |