Where does “騎士団” come from?

騎士団 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 団, from Middle Chinese 團 — sphere, round object.

騎士団 (Japanese): an order of chivalry

Definitions

  1. an order of chivalry

Ancestry of “騎士団”, step by step

騎士団 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 団

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese団group, team, gang
2Middle Chinese團sphere, round object

via Japanese 騎士

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese騎士knight
Every word from Middle Chinese 團 →Every word from Japanese 団 →