Where does “高級脂肪酸” come from?
高級脂肪酸 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 脂肪酸, from Japanese 酸, from Middle Chinese 酸.
高級脂肪酸 (Japanese): higher fatty acid
Ancestry of “高級脂肪酸”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 脂肪酸 | fatty acid |
| 2 | Japanese | 酸 | sourness; acid; Alternative spelling of 酢 |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 酸 | — |