Where does “Quecksilberoxid” come from?
Quecksilberoxid (German) comes from German Quecksilber, from Middle High German quecsilber, from Old High German quecsilbar, from Old High German quec, from Proto-West Germanic kwik(k)w, from Proto-Germanic kwikwaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.
Quecksilberoxid (German): mercuric oxide
Definitions
- mercuric oxide
Ancestry of “Quecksilberoxid”, step by step
Quecksilberoxid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Quecksilber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Quecksilber | mercury |
| 2 | Middle High German | quecsilber | — |
| 3 | Old High German | quecsilbar | mercury |
| 4 | Old High German | quec | quick |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kwik(k)w | alive; lively, quick |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kwikwaz | alive; lively, quick |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |
via German Oxid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Oxid | oxide |
| 2 | French | oxyde | oxide; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 3 | French | acide | acid, acidic, sour, tart; acid, acidic; acid |
| 4 | Latin | acidus | sour, tart, acid, bitter; harsh, grating, rough,... |
| 5 | Latin | aceō | to be sour |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | akēō | be sharp-tasting, be sour |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |