Where does “Phlogistontheorie” come from?

Phlogistontheorie (German) comes from German Theorie — theory.

Phlogistontheorie (German): phlogiston theory

Definitions

  1. phlogiston theory

Ancestry of “Phlogistontheorie”, step by step

Phlogistontheorie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Theorie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTheorietheory

via German Phlogiston

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPhlogistonphlogiston
Every word from German Theorie →