Where does “Übergangsmetalloxid” come from?
Übergangsmetalloxid (German) comes from German Übergangsmetall, from German Übergang, from Middle High German überganc, from Old High German ubargang, from Old High German gang, from Proto-Germanic *gang, from Proto-Germanic gangaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-s — to walk; to step.
Übergangsmetalloxid (German): transition metal oxide
Definitions
- transition metal oxide
Ancestry of “Übergangsmetalloxid”, step by step
Übergangsmetalloxid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Übergangsmetall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Übergangsmetall | transition metal |
| 2 | German | Übergang | crossing; transition |
| 3 | Middle High German | überganc | crossing, transition |
| 4 | Old High German | ubargang | doom, ruin; digression, divergence |
| 5 | Old High German | gang | A path, course, way, journey; a going |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *gang | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gangaz | pace, step, gait; walk; way, course |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰongʰ-o-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |
via German Oxid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Oxid | oxide |
| 2 | French | oxyde | oxide; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 3 | French | acide | acid, acidic, sour, tart; acid, acidic; acid |
| 4 | Latin | acidus | sour, tart, acid, bitter; harsh, grating, rough,... |
| 5 | Latin | aceō | to be sour |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | akēō | be sharp-tasting, be sour |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |