Where does “Oxidationsstufe” come from?
Oxidationsstufe (German) comes from German Stufe, from Italian stufa, from Italian stufare, from Medieval Latin stupha, from Ancient Greek τῦφος, from Ancient Greek τύφω, from Proto-Indo-European dhubh-, from Proto-Indo-European dheu- — scatter like dust.
Oxidationsstufe (German): oxidation state
Definitions
- oxidation state
Ancestry of “Oxidationsstufe”, step by step
Oxidationsstufe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Stufe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Stufe | step, tread; degree, stage, level, rank, phase;... |
| 2 | Italian | stufa | feminine singular of stufo; stove; third-person... |
| 3 | Italian | stufare | to stew; to bore or weary |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | stupha | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τῦφος | a kind of fever; delusion, vanity; nonsense |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύφω | to smoke, fill with smoke; to consume in smoke |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dhubh- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dheu- | scatter like dust |
via German Oxidation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Oxidation | oxidation, a reaction in which the atoms of an... |