Where does “銅メダル” come from?
銅メダル (Japanese) comes from Japanese 銅, from Japanese 金, from Middle Chinese 金.
銅メダル (Japanese): bronze medal
Ancestry of “銅メダル”, step by step
銅メダル traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 銅
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 銅 | copper, Cu |
| 2 | Japanese | 金 | metal; money; firmness, strength |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 金 | — |
via Japanese メダル
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | メダル | medal a stamped metal disc presented as an award |
| 2 | English | medal | A stamped metal disc used as a personal ornament,... |
| 3 | Latin | mediale | nominative neuter singular of mediālis;... |