Where does “Atomzeitalter” come from?
Atomzeitalter (German) comes from German Zeitalter, from German alter, from German Alt, from Middle High German alt, from Old High German alt, from Proto-West Germanic ald, from Proto-Germanic aldaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós — to grow, nourish.
Atomzeitalter (German): Atomic Age
Definitions
- Atomic Age
Ancestry of “Atomzeitalter”, step by step
Atomzeitalter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Zeitalter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Zeitalter | age; era |
| 2 | German | alter | age, old age |
| 3 | German | Alt | alto; A type of beer, typical to the Rhineland... |
| 4 | Middle High German | alt | — |
| 5 | Old High German | alt | old |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via German Atom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Atom | atom |
| 2 | Latin | atomus | indivisible; an atom, particle incapable of being... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄτομος | uncut; indivisible, not capable of being... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |