Where does “smeltkunde” come from?
smeltkunde (Dutch) comes from Dutch smelten, from Dutch punt, from French point, from Middle French poinct, from Old French point, from Latin pūnctum, from Latin punctus, from Latin -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
smeltkunde (Dutch): metallurgy sometimes called “alchemy” or “chemistry” in references
Definitions
- metallurgy sometimes called “alchemy” or “chemistry” in references
Ancestry of “smeltkunde”, step by step
smeltkunde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch smelten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | smelten | to melt; to smelt |
| 2 | Dutch | punt | point; The terminal point of something; dot |
| 3 | French | point | point; full stop, period; stitch pattern |
| 4 | Middle French | poinct | point; not |
| 5 | Old French | point | a sting; a prick; moment; time; dot |
| 6 | Latin | pūnctum | point |
| 7 | Latin | punctus | pricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;... |
| 8 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |