Where does “autoklaf” come from?
autoklaf (Indonesian) comes from Dutch autoclaaf, from French autoclave, from French auto-, from Ancient Greek αὐτο-, from Ancient Greek αὐτός, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
autoklaf (Indonesian): autoclave: a strong, pressurized, heated vessel, as for laboratory experiments, sterilization, cooking or mineral processing
Definitions
- autoclave: a strong, pressurized, heated vessel, as for laboratory experiments, sterilization, cooking or mineral processing
Ancestry of “autoklaf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | autoclaaf | — |
| 2 | French | autoclave | autoclave |
| 3 | French | auto- | auto- regarding oneself |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | αὐτο- | self- |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αὐτός | αὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |