Where does “集合論” come from?

集合論 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 論, from Japanese 統辞論, from Japanese 統辞 — syntax.

集合論 (Japanese): set theory

Definitions

  1. set theory

Ancestry of “集合論”, step by step

集合論 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 論

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese論theory
2Japanese統辞論syntax as a field of study, syntactics
3Japanese統辞syntax

via Japanese 集合

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese集合gathering, assembly; an assortment; set
Every word from Japanese 統辞 →Every word from Japanese 論 →Every word from Japanese 統辞論 →