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Where does “Palladiumkatalysator” come from?

Palladiumkatalysator (German) comes from German Katalysator, from French catalyseur, from French catalyser, from French catalyse, from Ancient Greek κατάλυσις, from Ancient Greek καταλύω, from Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ-, from Ancient Greek κατά — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

Palladiumkatalysator (German): palladium catalyst

Definitions

  1. palladium catalyst

Ancestry of “Palladiumkatalysator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKatalysatorcatalyst; catalyst, catalytic converter
2Frenchcatalyseurcatalytic; catalyst
3Frenchcatalyserto catalyze
4Frenchcatalysecatalysis; first-person singular present...
5Ancient Greekκατάλυσιςdissolution, disbanding; lodging, quarters,...
6Ancient Greekκαταλύω"sense": loosen, unbind; "sense": destroy; I stay...
7Ancient Greekκᾰτᾰ-fully; down; denoting motion downwards
8Ancient Greekκατά
9Ancient Greekκαταστερίζωto place among the stars; I put among the stars
10Ancient Greekἀστήρa celestial body; illustrious person; starfish
11Proto-Hellenicastḗrstar
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
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