Where does “黄色植物” come from?

黄色植物 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 黄色, from Japanese 色, from Middle Chinese 色.

黄色植物 (Japanese): Chrysophyta

Definitions

  1. Chrysophyta

Ancestry of “黄色植物”, step by step

黄色植物 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 黄色

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese黄色yellow
2Japanese色color
3Middle Chinese色—

via Japanese 植物

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese植物plant; vegetation
Every word from Middle Chinese 色 →Every word from Japanese 色 →Every word from Japanese 黄色 →