Where does “deetiolation” come from?
deetiolation (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.
deetiolation (English): The conversion of the etioplasts and plastids of an etiolated plant into chloroplasts
Definitions
- The conversion of the etioplasts and plastids of an etiolated plant into chloroplasts
Ancestry of “deetiolation”, step by step
deetiolation 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 etiolation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | etiolation | growth process of plants grown in the absence of... |
| 2 | French | étioler | to etiolate |
| 3 | French | étieuler | — |
| 4 | Old French | estuble | stubble |
| 5 | Latin | stipula | stalk; stubble; straw |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | stipelā | straw |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | stips | stalk |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | steyp- | be stiff, erect; to be stiff; erect; stiff, erect |