Where does “寶特瓶” come from?

寶特瓶 (Chinese) comes from English PET, from English petition, from Old French peticiun, from Latin petitio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

寶特瓶 (Chinese): PET bottle; plastic bottle

Definitions

  1. PET bottle; plastic bottle

Ancestry of “寶特瓶”, step by step

寶特瓶 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English PET

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPETInitialism of polyethylene terephthalate; Acronym...
2EnglishpetitionA formal, written request made to an official...
3Old Frenchpeticiunrequest; demand
4Latinpetitioan attack, thrust, blow; a request, petition,...
5Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
6Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Chinese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ
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