Where does “υδρογονάνθρακας” come from?
υδρογονάνθρακας (Greek) comes from Greek άνθρακας, from French carbone, from Latin carbō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
υδρογονάνθρακας (Greek): hydrocarbon
Definitions
- hydrocarbon
Ancestry of “υδρογονάνθρακας”, step by step
υδρογονάνθρακας traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Greek άνθρακας
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | άνθρακας | carbon; coal; charcoal |
| 2 | French | carbone | carbon |
| 3 | Latin | carbō | charcoal, coal |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via French hydrocarbure
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | hydrocarbure | hydrocarbon |
| 2 | French | hydro- | hydro |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὑδρο- | hydro-, water; water |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὕδωρ | water; rainwater, rain; sweat |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *údōr | water |