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Where does “Reibungskoeffizient” come from?

Reibungskoeffizient (German) comes from German Koeffizient, from Latin coefficiens, from Latin coefficio, from Latin efficiō, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Reibungskoeffizient (German): coefficient of friction

Definitions

  1. coefficient of friction

Ancestry of “Reibungskoeffizient”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKoeffizientcoefficient
2Latincoefficienscoefficient
3Latincoefficio—
4Latinefficiō—
5LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
6Latincommūnicō—
7Latincommūnis—
8Old Latincom(m)oinis—
9Proto-Italickommoinis—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
19Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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