Where does “Hochleistungskeramik” come from?
Hochleistungskeramik (German) comes from German Hochleistung, from German Leistung, from German leisten, from Middle High German leisten, from Old High German leisten, from Proto-Germanic laistijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
Hochleistungskeramik (German): high-performance ceramic
Definitions
- high-performance ceramic
Ancestry of “Hochleistungskeramik”, step by step
Hochleistungskeramik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Hochleistung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Hochleistung | high performance |
| 2 | German | Leistung | performance, accomplishment; service; contractual... |
| 3 | German | leisten | to perform; to afford |
| 4 | Middle High German | leisten | — |
| 5 | Old High German | leisten | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | laistijaną | to follow, to track; to pursue |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via German Keramik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Keramik | ceramic, pottery; ceramics |
| 2 | French | céramique | ceramic; ceramics |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κεραμικός | of clay; potter's |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |