Where does “treibhausgasneutral” come from?
treibhausgasneutral (German) comes from German Treibhausgas, from German Treibhaus, from German treiben, from Middle High German trīben, from Old High German drīvan, from Proto-West Germanic drīban, from Proto-Germanic drībaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreybʰ- — to support; to hold.
treibhausgasneutral (German): carbon neutral
Definitions
- carbon neutral
Ancestry of “treibhausgasneutral”, step by step
treibhausgasneutral traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Treibhausgas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Treibhausgas | greenhouse gas |
| 2 | German | Treibhaus | greenhouse, hothouse, forcing house |
| 3 | German | treiben | to drive (e.g. livestock); to propel; to force |
| 4 | Middle High German | trīben | — |
| 5 | Old High German | drīvan | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | drīban | to drive, to push, to compel to go |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | drībaną | to drive, push, compel to go |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreybʰ- | to drive, push |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |
via German neutral
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | neutral | neutral |
| 2 | Latin | neutrālis | neuter |
| 3 | Latin | neuter | neither; neuter; neuter, intransitive |
| 4 | Latin | nē | no; not |
| 5 | Latin | gēns | Roman clan (related by birth or marriage and sharing a common name and often united by certain religious rites) |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *gentis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |