Where does “decrystallize” come from?
decrystallize (English) comes from English de, from Chinese 德, from Mandarin 德意志, from German Deutsch, from Old High German diutsch, from Old High German diutisc, from Proto-West Germanic þiudisk, from Proto-Germanic þiudiskaz — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
decrystallize (English): To remove crystals from (a substance)
Definitions
- To remove crystals from (a substance)
Ancestry of “decrystallize”, step by step
decrystallize traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English crystallize
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crystallize | to make something form into crystals; to assume a... |
| 2 | English | Crystal | A solid composed of an array of atoms or molecules possessing long-range order and arranged in a pattern which is periodic in three dimensions |
| 3 | Middle English | crystal | — |
| 4 | Catalan | cristall | crystal |
| 5 | Latin | crystallum | a crystal; a thing made from crystal; a gem or... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κρύσταλλος | ice; rock crystal |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κρύος | cold, chilliness; frost; ice |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | krews- | to form a crust, begin to freeze |