Where does “rumah kaca” come from?
rumah kaca (Indonesian) comes from English glasshouse, from English glass, from Scottish Gaelic glas, from Middle Irish glas, from Old Irish glas, from Proto-Celtic glastos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥h₃stós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
rumah kaca (Indonesian): greenhouse: a building used to grow plants, particularly one with large glass windows or plastic sheeting to trap heat from sunlight even in intemperate seasons or climates
Definitions
- greenhouse: a building used to grow plants, particularly one with large glass windows or plastic sheeting to trap heat from sunlight even in intemperate seasons or climates
Ancestry of “rumah kaca”, step by step
rumah kaca traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English glasshouse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | glasshouse | A building made of glass in which plants are... |
| 2 | English | glass | An amorphous solid, often transparent substance... |
| 3 | Scottish Gaelic | glas | green; grey; lock |
| 4 | Middle Irish | glas | — |
| 5 | Old Irish | glas | green, greenish; blue, green-blue, grey-blue; the... |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | glastos | green, blue |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰl̥h₃stós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |