Where does “decontaminant” come from?
decontaminant (English) comes from English contaminant, from French contaminant, from French contaminer, from Latin contāminō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
decontaminant (English): Any substance used for decontamination
Definitions
- Any substance used for decontamination
Ancestry of “decontaminant”, step by step
decontaminant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English contaminant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | contaminant | That which contaminates; an impurity; foreign... |
| 2 | French | contaminant | present participle of contaminer |
| 3 | French | contaminer | to contaminate |
| 4 | Latin | contāminō | to touch, bring into contact |
| 5 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 6 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 7 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English de
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | de | To do; Pronunciation spelling of the; A... |
| 2 | Chinese | 德 | — |
| 3 | Mandarin | 德意志 | — |
| 4 | German | Deutsch | German |
| 5 | Old High German | diutsch | — |
| 6 | Old High German | diutisc | Alternative form of diutisk; popular, vernacular;... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | þiudisk | of the people, popular, vernacular |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | þiudiskaz | of the people, popular; of the tribe |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |