Where does “電磁波” come from?

電磁波 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 波, from Middle Chinese 波.

電磁波 (Japanese): electromagnetic wave

Definitions

  1. electromagnetic wave

Ancestry of “電磁波”, step by step

電磁波 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 波

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese波wave
2Middle Chinese波—

via Japanese 電磁

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese電磁electromagnetic
Every word from Middle Chinese 波 →Every word from Japanese 波 →