Where does “近代化” come from?

近代化 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 近代, from Japanese 代, from Middle Chinese 代.

近代化 (Japanese): modernization; to modernize

Definitions

  1. modernization; to modernize

Ancestry of “近代化”, step by step

近代化 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 近代

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese近代modern times
2Japanese代substitution; price, cost, charge; shiro, a unit...
3Middle Chinese代—

via Japanese 化

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese化-ization, -ification; action of making something...
2Middle Chinese化—
Every word from Middle Chinese 代 →Every word from Japanese 代 →Every word from Japanese 近代 →