Where does “phosphating” come from?

phosphating (English) comes from English phosphate, from French phosphate, from French phosphore, from New Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek Φωσφόρος, from Ancient Greek -φόρος, from Ancient Greek φέρω, from Proto-Hellenic pʰérō — shiny, light brown.

phosphating (English): The application of a protective coating of...

Definitions

  1. The application of a protective coating of...

Ancestry of “phosphating”, step by step

phosphating traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English phosphate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphosphateAny salt or ester of phosphoric acid; A...
2Frenchphosphatephosphate
3Frenchphosphorephosphorus
4New Latinphōsphorus
5Ancient GreekΦωσφόροςthe bearer of light
6Ancient Greek-φόρος-bearing, -carrying; carrying, bearing; bringing
7Ancient GreekφέρωI bring, bear, carry
8Proto-Hellenicpʰérōto bear
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via English ing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishingA meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;...
2Middle Englishing
3Old Englishingmeadow, water meadow, ing
4Old Norseengmeadow
5Proto-GermanicangijōA low lying meadow in a valley or near a river
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énkoscurve, bend
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéretiEvery word from Proto-Hellenic pʰérō