Where does “電気療法” come from?

電気療法 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 電気, from Chinese 電氣 — electricity; electrical power.

電気療法 (Japanese): electrotherapy

Definitions

  1. electrotherapy

Ancestry of “電気療法”, step by step

電気療法 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 電気

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese電気electricity; electric light
2Chinese電氣electricity; electrical power

via Japanese 療法

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese療法therapy
2Chinese療法therapy; medical treatment
Every word from Chinese 電氣 →Every word from Japanese 電気 →