Where does “ontkolen” come from?
ontkolen (Dutch) comes from Dutch kool, from Middle Dutch col, from Old Dutch kōl, from Latin caulis, from Ancient Greek καυλός, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós.
ontkolen (Dutch): to decarbonize, to remove carbon
Definitions
- to decarbonize, to remove carbon
Ancestry of “ontkolen”, step by step
ontkolen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch kool
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kool | cabbage; coal; carbon |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | col | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | kōl | — |
| 4 | Latin | caulis | dative plural of caulae; ablative plural of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | καυλός | stem, stalk; shaft |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂ulós | — |
via Dutch ont- -en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ont- -en | Forms transitive verbs from nouns, meaning "to remove (noun) from, to rid of (noun), to de-(noun)" |