Where does “道中” come from?

道中 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 中, from Japanese 中今, from Japanese 今 — now; just now; soon.

道中 (Japanese): traveling, journeying

Definitions

  1. traveling, journeying

Ancestry of “道中”, step by step

道中 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 中

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese中middle, medium; average; neither good nor poor;...
2Japanese中今the present, as a privileged moment in eternity
3Japanese今now; just now; soon

via Japanese 道

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese道Tao the way of nature, Taoism
2Middle Chinese道way
Every word from Japanese 今 →Every word from Japanese 中 →Every word from Japanese 中今 →
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