Where does “Edelgaskonfiguration” come from?

Edelgaskonfiguration (German) comes from German Konfiguration, from Latin configuratio, from Latin cōnfigūrō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Edelgaskonfiguration (German): noble gas configuration

Definitions

  1. noble gas configuration

Ancestry of “Edelgaskonfiguration”, step by step

Edelgaskonfiguration traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Konfiguration

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKonfigurationconfiguration
2Latinconfiguratioconfiguration
3Latincōnfigūrōto mould, shape or fashion accordingly
4Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
5Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
6Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
7Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt—
11Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
12Old High Germankuti—
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via German Edelgas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEdelgasnoble gas
2Germanedelnoble; elegant, classy, high-quality
3Middle High Germanedelnoble
4Old High Germanadalnoble; nobility; noble race
5Proto-West Germanicaþalnobility; race
6Proto-Germanicaþaląnature, disposition; nobility, race
7Proto-Indo-Europeanat-alfamily, race
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū- →Every word from Latin cōn- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet- →