Where does “energievreter” come from?
energievreter (Dutch) comes from Dutch energie, from Middle French énergie, from Late Latin energia, from Ancient Greek ἐνέργεια, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργής, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργός, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
energievreter (Dutch): something, such as an appliance or industry, that consumes a very large amount of energy
Definitions
- something, such as an appliance or industry, that consumes a very large amount of energy
Ancestry of “energievreter”, step by step
energievreter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch energie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | energie | energy |
| 2 | Middle French | énergie | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | energia | energy; efficiency |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐνέργεια | activity, operation, vigour; workmanship;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐνεργής | active, effective |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐνεργός | at work, active |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐν- | in, within; on |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via Dutch vreten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vreten | to eat savagely, stuff; food |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vrēten | to eat savagely or greedily |
| 3 | Old Dutch | fretan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *fraetan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fraetaną | to devour, eat up, consume |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |