Where does “Impfkristall” come from?
Impfkristall (German) comes from German impfen, from Old High German impfōn, from Proto-West Germanic impōn, from Latin imputō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
Impfkristall (German): seed crystal
Definitions
- seed crystal
Ancestry of “Impfkristall”, step by step
Impfkristall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German impfen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | impfen | to inoculate; to vaccinate |
| 2 | Old High German | impfōn | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | impōn | to graft |
| 4 | Latin | imputō | to reckon, charge, enter into the account |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via German Kristall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kristall | crystal |
| 2 | French | cristal | crystal |
| 3 | Latin | crystallum | a crystal; a thing made from crystal; a gem or... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κρύσταλλος | ice; rock crystal |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κρύος | cold, chilliness; frost; ice |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | krews- | to form a crust, begin to freeze |