Where does “超自然” come from?

超自然 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 超, from Middle Chinese 超.

超自然 (Japanese): the supernatural

Definitions

  1. the supernatural

Ancestry of “超自然”, step by step

超自然 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseextra-; hyper-; mega-; meta-; para-; super-;...
2Middle Chinese

via Japanese 自然

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese自然naturally; spontaneously; rarely
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