Where does “黒体” come from?

黒体 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 体, from Middle Chinese 體.

黒体 (Japanese): a blackbody

Definitions

  1. a blackbody

Ancestry of “黒体”, step by step

黒体 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 体

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese体In general: the body, e.g. of a human or animal;...
2Middle Chinese體—

via Japanese 黒

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese黒black; a black stone; the person who plays black...
Every word from Middle Chinese 體 →Every word from Japanese 体 →