Where does “長体” come from?

長体 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 体, from Middle Chinese 體.

長体 (Japanese): the form of a glyph whose width is scaled down, originally with a distorting lens in phototypesetting

Definitions

  1. the form of a glyph whose width is scaled down, originally with a distorting lens in phototypesetting

Ancestry of “長体”, step by step

長体 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 体

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese体In general: the body, e.g. of a human or animal;...
2Middle Chinese體—

via Japanese 長

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese長chief, head, leader; strong point; major
2Middle Chinese長—
Every word from Middle Chinese 體 →Every word from Japanese 体 →