Where does “電磁気学” come from?

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

電磁気学 (Japanese): electromagnetism, electromagnetics

Definitions

  1. electromagnetism, electromagnetics

Ancestry of “電磁気学”, step by step

電磁気学 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 電磁気

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese電磁気electromagnetism
2Japanese電lightning
3Middle Chinese電—

via Japanese 学

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese学scholarship; learning; knowledge; -ology; -ics;...
2Middle Chinese學—
Every word from Middle Chinese 電 →Every word from Japanese 電 →Every word from Japanese 電磁気 →
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