Where does “羧” come from?
羧 (Chinese) comes from English carboxyl, from English carbonyl, from English carbon, from English budget, from Middle English bogett, from Old French bougette, from Old French bouge, from Latin bulga.
Ancestry of “羧”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | carboxyl | A univalent functional group consisting of a... |
| 2 | English | carbonyl | In organic chemistry, a divalent functional... |
| 3 | English | carbon | The chemical element with an atomic number of 6.... |
| 4 | English | budget | The amount of money or resources earmarked for a... |
| 5 | Middle English | bogett | — |
| 6 | Old French | bougette | — |
| 7 | Old French | bouge | sack; purse; small bag |
| 8 | Latin | bulga | knapsack, wallet, satchel; wallet, purse; womb |
| 9 | Gaulish | bolgā | bag, sack |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | bolgos | sack, bag; stomach |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵʰ- | to swell |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |