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Where does “Kaliumpermanganat” come from?

Kaliumpermanganat (German) comes from German Permanganat, from English permanganate, from English Per, from English Person, from Middle English persoun, from Old French persone, from Medieval Latin persona, from Latin persōna — to see; eye.

Kaliumpermanganat (German): potassium permanganate

Definitions

  1. potassium permanganate

Ancestry of “Kaliumpermanganat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPermanganatpermanganate
2Englishpermanganateany salt of permanganic acid: they are purple...
3EnglishPer—
4EnglishPerson—
5Middle Englishpersounperson
6Old Frenchpersoneperson; individual; rector of a parish; someone;...
7Medieval Latinpersonaparson, person; mask; character
8Latinpersōna—
9Etruscan𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖a mask; a masked individual, often performing in...
10Ancient Greekπρόσωπονface, visage, countenance; front; mask
11Ancient Greekὤψto the eye; in the face; eye
12Proto-Hellenicókʷs—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
14Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “Kaliumpermanganat”

  • Kaliumpermanganatlösung
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