Where does “連体形” come from?

連体形 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 連体, from Japanese 体, from Middle Chinese 體.

連体形 (Japanese): the attributive form; an inflectional category

Definitions

  1. the attributive form; an inflectional category

Ancestry of “連体形”, step by step

連体形 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 連体

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese連体connecting to an uninflectable word
2Japanese体In general: the body, e.g. of a human or animal;...
3Middle Chinese體—

via Japanese 形

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese形a shape; a form; a pattern, die, or model from...
2Middle Chinese形—

via Japanese 古し

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese古し—

Words derived from “連体形”

Every word from Middle Chinese 體 →Every word from Japanese 体 →Every word from Japanese 連体 →