Where does “辞書学” come from?

辞書学 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 学, from Middle Chinese 學.

辞書学 (Japanese): lexicography

Definitions

  1. lexicography

Ancestry of “辞書学”, step by step

辞書学 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 学

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese学scholarship; learning; knowledge; -ology; -ics;...
2Middle Chinese學—

via Japanese 辞書

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese辞書a dictionary; a letter of resignation; a formal...
2Middle Chinese辤書—
Every word from Middle Chinese 學 →Every word from Japanese 学 →