Where does “Nuklearsprengkopf” come from?
Nuklearsprengkopf (German) comes from German nuklear, from Spanish nuclear, from Spanish núcleo, from Latin nū̆cleus, from Latin nuculea, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
Nuklearsprengkopf (German): nuclear warhead
Definitions
- nuclear warhead
Ancestry of “Nuklearsprengkopf”, step by step
Nuklearsprengkopf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German nuklear
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | nuklear | nuclear |
| 2 | Spanish | nuclear | nuclear; to join up; to unite |
| 3 | Spanish | núcleo | nucleus |
| 4 | Latin | nū̆cleus | (small) nut |
| 5 | Latin | nuculea | pertaining to a small nut |
| 6 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
via German Sprengkopf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sprengkopf | warhead |
| 2 | German | sprengen | to blow up, to blast; to sprinkle |
| 3 | Middle High German | sprengen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | sprengen | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sprangijaną | to cause to spring; to cause to burst, to blow up |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |