Where does “eterificare” come from?
eterificare (Italian) comes from English etherification, from English Ether, from Old French ether, from Latin aethēr, from Ancient Greek Αἰθήρ, from Ancient Greek αἴθω, from Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō — to ignite.
eterificare (Italian): to etherify
Definitions
- to etherify
Ancestry of “eterificare”, step by step
eterificare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English etherification
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | etherification | The process of making an ether, especially the... |
| 2 | English | Ether | The god-personification of the bright, glowing upper air of heaven. He is the Roman counterpart of Aether |
| 3 | Old French | ether | — |
| 4 | Latin | aethēr | sky, ether (distinct in this sense from caelum, which is where the night's stars are, but not always distinguished from āēr; always distinct from the underworld) |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Αἰθήρ | Upper Air |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αἴθω | To ignite, kindle, light; To burn, blaze |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *áitʰō | to ignite |
via Italian Etere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | Etere | Aether |