Where does “-kettig” come from?

-kettig (German) comes from German kette, from Middle High German keten, from Old High German ketinna, from Proto-Germanic *katinnjā, from Vulgar Latin *catenia, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

-kettig (German): Used to form adjectives to describe molecules...

Definitions

  1. Used to form adjectives to describe molecules...

Ancestry of “-kettig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankettechain series of interconnected rings, usually of metal
2Middle High Germanketen—
3Old High Germanketinna—
4Proto-Germanic*katinnjā—
5Vulgar Latin*catenia—
6Latincatēnachain
7Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

Words derived from “-kettig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kat- →