Where does “Farbstabilisator” come from?

Farbstabilisator (German) comes from German Stabilisator, from Dutch stabiliseren, from French stabiliser, from French -iser, from Old French -iser, from Latin -izo, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν, from Ancient Greek -ίζω — he, she.

Farbstabilisator (German): colour retention agent

Definitions

  1. colour retention agent

Ancestry of “Farbstabilisator”, step by step

Farbstabilisator traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Stabilisator

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStabilisatorstabilizer
2Dutchstabiliserento stabilize
3Frenchstabiliserto stabilise
4French-iser-ise/-ize
5Old French-iser-ize
6Latin-izoUsed to form verbs from nouns and adjectives
7Ancient Greek-ίζεινpresent active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize
8Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
9Proto-Hellenic-íďďō
10Proto-Indo-European-idyéti
11Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
12Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
13Chichewaiyehe, she

via German farbe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfarbecolour
2Middle High Germanvarwecolor, hue
3Old High Germanfarawacolour, blee; color
4Proto-West Germanicfarucolor; appearance; journey
5Proto-Germanicfarwōcolour
6Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yétiEvery word from French -iser
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