Where does “broeikasgas” come from?
broeikasgas (Dutch) comes from Dutch broeikas, from Dutch kas, from Middle Dutch casse, from Old French casse, from Italian cassa, from Spanish caja, from Catalan caixa, from Old Catalan caixa — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
broeikasgas (Dutch): greenhouse gas
Definitions
- greenhouse gas
Ancestry of “broeikasgas”, step by step
broeikasgas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch broeikas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | broeikas | greenhouse |
| 2 | Dutch | kas | A greenhouse; A public or private entity, mainly... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | casse | — |
| 4 | Old French | casse | case |
| 5 | Italian | cassa | case, crate, trunk; box; cash register, cash desk |
| 6 | Spanish | caja | box, case; bank; cash desk |
| 7 | Catalan | caixa | box; savings bank |
| 8 | Old Catalan | caixa | box |
| 9 | Old Occitan | caissa | — |
| 10 | Latin | Capsa | Gafsa |
| 11 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |