Where does “Kaliumthiocyanat” come from?

Kaliumthiocyanat (German) comes from German Thiocyanat, from German thio-, from Ancient Greek θεῖον, from Ancient Greek θέειον, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Kaliumthiocyanat (German): potassium thiocyanate

Definitions

  1. potassium thiocyanate

Ancestry of “Kaliumthiocyanat”, step by step

Kaliumthiocyanat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Thiocyanat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanThiocyanatthiocyanate
2Germanthio-thio
3Ancient Greekθεῖονdivinity; the acts of the gods; Sulfur
4Ancient Greekθέειον—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via German Kalium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKaliumpotassium
2GermanKalipotash
3Arabicقِلْي—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek θέειον →Every word from Ancient Greek θεῖον →