Where does “魚類学者” come from?

魚類学者 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 魚類, from Japanese 魚, from Middle Chinese 魚 — fish.

魚類学者 (Japanese): ichthyologist

Definitions

  1. ichthyologist

Ancestry of “魚類学者”, step by step

魚類学者 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 魚類

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese魚類fishes
2Japanesea fish; a fish, "especially" when used as food; a...
3Middle Chinesefish

via Japanese 学者

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese学者scholar
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