Where does “長老支配” come from?
長老支配 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 支配, from Middle Chinese 支配.
長老支配 (Japanese): gerontocracy
Definitions
- gerontocracy
Ancestry of “長老支配”, step by step
長老支配 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 支配
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 支配 | rule, control, command; direction, management,... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 支配 | — |
via Japanese 長老
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 長老 | an elder, an old man |