Where does “赤色” come from?

赤色 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 色, from Middle Chinese 色.

赤色 (Japanese): Red; Red, communism

Definitions

  1. Red; Red, communism

Ancestry of “赤色”, step by step

赤色 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 色

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese色color
2Middle Chinese色—

via Japanese 赤

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese赤red; communism, socialism; a communist

Words derived from “赤色”

Every word from Middle Chinese 色 →Every word from Japanese 色 →