Where does “Rhodiumfolie” come from?
Rhodiumfolie (German) comes from German Rhodium, from New Latin rhodium, from Ancient Greek ῥόδον, from Old Persian wurdi, from Proto-Germanic wurdiz, from Proto-Indo-European wrti-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
Rhodiumfolie (German): rhodium foil
Definitions
- rhodium foil
Ancestry of “Rhodiumfolie”, step by step
Rhodiumfolie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Rhodium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Rhodium | rhodium |
| 2 | New Latin | rhodium | rhodium |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ῥόδον | rose (usually Rosa gallica) |
| 4 | Old Persian | wurdi | flower |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wurdiz | fate, destiny |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wrti- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via German Folie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Folie | foil, metal film; plastic wrap, cling film;... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | folia | — |
| 3 | Latin | folium | a leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *foljom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰolh₃yom | leaf |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |