Where does “霊長類” come from?
霊長類 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 類 — kind, sort, type, the like.
霊長類 (Japanese): primates
Definitions
- primates
Ancestry of “霊長類”, step by step
霊長類 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 類
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 類 | kind, sort, type, the like |
via Japanese 霊長
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 霊長 | the master of all things, the most powerful of beings, the lord of creation |