Where does “Distickstofftetroxid” come from?
Distickstofftetroxid (German) comes from German Distickstoff, from German Stickstoff, from German Stoff, from Dutch stof, from Middle Dutch stof, from Middle Dutch stoffe, from Old French estophe, from Old French estoffer — to push, to hit.
Distickstofftetroxid (German): dinitrogen tetroxide
Definitions
- dinitrogen tetroxide
Ancestry of “Distickstofftetroxid”, step by step
Distickstofftetroxid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Distickstoff
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Distickstoff | dinitrogen |
| 2 | German | Stickstoff | nitrogen |
| 3 | German | Stoff | stuff, matter, substance; substance; cloth,... |
| 4 | Dutch | stof | dust; matter, material; substance |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | stof | — |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | stoffe | — |
| 7 | Old French | estophe | — |
| 8 | Old French | estoffer | to decorate, garnish |
| 9 | Old High German | stoffōn | to stop, halt |
| 10 | Old Dutch | stuppon | — |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | stuppōną | to stop; to close |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewb- | to push, hit; to push; stick; to push, butt,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via German Tetroxid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Tetroxid | tetroxide |
| 2 | Swedish | oxid | oxide |
| 3 | French | oxyde | oxide; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 4 | French | acide | acid, acidic, sour, tart; acid, acidic; acid |
| 5 | Latin | acidus | sour, tart, acid, bitter; harsh, grating, rough,... |
| 6 | Latin | aceō | to be sour |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | akēō | be sharp-tasting, be sour |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |