Where does “Fahrzeugkatalysator” come from?
Fahrzeugkatalysator (German) comes from German Katalysator, from French catalyseur, from French catalyser, from French catalyse, from Ancient Greek κατάλυσις, from Ancient Greek καταλύω, from Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ-, from Ancient Greek κατά — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
Fahrzeugkatalysator (German): catalytic converter
Definitions
- catalytic converter
Ancestry of “Fahrzeugkatalysator”, step by step
Fahrzeugkatalysator traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Katalysator
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Katalysator | catalyst; catalyst, catalytic converter |
| 2 | French | catalyseur | catalytic; catalyst |
| 3 | French | catalyser | to catalyze |
| 4 | French | catalyse | catalysis; first-person singular present... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κατάλυσις | dissolution, disbanding; lodging, quarters,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | καταλύω | "sense": loosen, unbind; "sense": destroy; I stay... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κᾰτᾰ- | fully; down; denoting motion downwards |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κατά | |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | καταστερίζω | to place among the stars; I put among the stars |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | astḗr | star |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |
via German Fahrzeug
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Fahrzeug | vehicle; motor vehicle, car |
| 2 | German | fahren | to locomote forth in an accelerated speed; to go;... |
| 3 | Middle High German | varn | to fare, to go |
| 4 | Old High German | faran | to proceed |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | faran | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | faraną | to go, to travel |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |