Where does “Fluorchlorkohlenwasserstoff” come from?
Fluorchlorkohlenwasserstoff (German) comes from German Kohlenwasserstoff, from German Kohlenstoff, 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.
Fluorchlorkohlenwasserstoff (German): chlorofluorocarbon
Definitions
- chlorofluorocarbon
Ancestry of “Fluorchlorkohlenwasserstoff”, step by step
Fluorchlorkohlenwasserstoff traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kohlenwasserstoff
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kohlenwasserstoff | hydrocarbon |
| 2 | German | Kohlenstoff | carbon |
| 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 Chlor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Chlor | chlorine |
| 2 | French | chloré | past participle of chlorer; chlorinated |
| 3 | English | chlorine | A toxic, green, gaseous chemical element with an... |
| 4 | English | -ine | Of or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;... |
| 5 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 6 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 7 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 8 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 9 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via German fluor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | fluor | fluorine |
| 2 | Latin | fluor | flow |
| 3 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |