Where does “Energiegetränk” come from?
Energiegetränk (German) comes from English energy drink, from English energy, from Middle French énergie, from Late Latin energia, from Ancient Greek ἐνέργεια, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργής, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργός, from Ancient Greek ἐν- — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Energiegetränk (German): energy drink
Definitions
- energy drink
Ancestry of “Energiegetränk”, step by step
Energiegetränk traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English energy drink
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | energy drink | A highly caffeinated, sometimes carbonated,... |
| 2 | English | energy | The impetus behind all motion and all activity;... |
| 3 | Middle French | énergie | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | energia | energy; efficiency |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐνέργεια | activity, operation, vigour; workmanship;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐνεργής | active, effective |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐνεργός | at work, active |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἐν- | in, within; on |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |