Where does “Fluorkohlenwasserstoff” come from?
Fluorkohlenwasserstoff (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.
Fluorkohlenwasserstoff (German): hydrofluorocarbon
Definitions
- hydrofluorocarbon
Ancestry of “Fluorkohlenwasserstoff”, step by step
Fluorkohlenwasserstoff traces back through two 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 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;... |