Where does “電磁気” come from?

電磁気 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 電, from Middle Chinese 電.

電磁気 (Japanese): electromagnetism

Definitions

  1. electromagnetism

Ancestry of “電磁気”, step by step

電磁気 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 電

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese電lightning
2Middle Chinese電—

via Japanese 磁気

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese磁気magnetism

Words derived from “電磁気”

Every word from Middle Chinese 電 →Every word from Japanese 電 →