Where does “Kristallstruktur” come from?
Kristallstruktur (German) comes from German Struktur, from Latin structūra, from Latin struō, from Proto-Italic strowō, from Proto-Indo-European strew-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.
Kristallstruktur (German): crystal structure
Definitions
- crystal structure
Ancestry of “Kristallstruktur”, step by step
Kristallstruktur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Struktur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Struktur | structure |
| 2 | Latin | structūra | the practice or process of building, construction |
| 3 | Latin | struō | to place one thing on top of another, to pile up, join together |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | strowō | pile up; construct, build |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | strew- | to spread, to strew |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |
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 |