Where does “Thermitverfahren” come from?

Thermitverfahren (German) comes from German Thermit, from German -it, from French -ité, from Latin -īta, from Ancient Greek -ίτης, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -της, from Proto-Hellenic -tāts — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

Thermitverfahren (German): thermite process, thermite reaction

Definitions

  1. thermite process, thermite reaction

Ancestry of “Thermitverfahren”, step by step

Thermitverfahren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Thermit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanThermitthermite
2German-it-ite
3French-itéAlternative form of -té, giving a quality or...
4Latin-īta
5Ancient Greek-ίτηςSuffix forming a masculine noun: one connected...
6Ancient Greekπολῑ́τηςcitizen
7Ancient Greek-τηςForms nouns representing a state of being; Added...
8Proto-Hellenic-tāts
9Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
10Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
11Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

via German Verfahren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVerfahrenprocedure, process; proceedings
2Middle High Germanvervarn
3Old High Germanfarfaran
4Proto-Germanicfrafaranąto go away
5Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tósEvery word from Ancient Greek -τηςEvery word from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της