Where does “遷移元素” come from?

遷移元素 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 元素, from Japanese 元, from Japanese 始め, from Japanese 始める — begin; start; initiate; originate.

遷移元素 (Japanese): a transition element

Definitions

  1. a transition element

Ancestry of “遷移元素”, step by step

遷移元素 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 元素

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese元素element, chemical element
2Japanesecause, origin; basis, foundation; cost
3Japanese始めbeginning, the start of an activity or time...
4Japanese始めるbegin; start; initiate; originate

via Japanese 遷移

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese遷移a transition; transit, undergo transition, such...
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