Where does “Senfgas” come from?

Senfgas (German) comes from German Senf, from Middle High German senf, from Old High German senaf, from Proto-Germanic sinapaz, from Latin senapis, from Latin sinapi, from Ancient Greek σίναπι, from Demotic snwpt.

Senfgas (German): mustard gas, sulfur mustard

Definitions

  1. mustard gas, sulfur mustard

Ancestry of “Senfgas”, step by step

Senfgas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Senf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSenfmustard
2Middle High Germansenf—
3Old High Germansenaf—
4Proto-Germanicsinapazmustard
5LatinsenapisAlternative form of sināpi; accusative plural of...
6Latinsinapimustard, Sinapis alba; dative singular of...
7Ancient Greekσίναπιthe mustard plant
8Demoticsnwpt—

via German Gas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGasgas matter in a physical state between liquid and plasma
2Dutchgasgas; liquefied petroleum gas; unpaved street

Words derived from “Senfgas”

Every word from Demotic snwpt →Every word from Ancient Greek σίναπι →Every word from Latin sinapi →