Where does “エチレン系炭化水素” come from?
エチレン系炭化水素 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 炭化水素, from Japanese 水素, from Dutch waterstof, from Dutch stof, from Middle Dutch stof, from Middle Dutch stoffe, from Old French estophe, from Old French estoffer — to push, to hit.
エチレン系炭化水素 (Japanese): alkene
Definitions
- alkene
Ancestry of “エチレン系炭化水素”, step by step
エチレン系炭化水素 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 炭化水素
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 炭化水素 | hydrocarbon |
| 2 | Japanese | 水素 | hydrogen |
| 3 | Dutch | waterstof | hydrogen |
| 4 | Dutch | stof | dust; matter, material; substance |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | stof | — |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | stoffe | — |
| 7 | Old French | estophe | — |
| 8 | Old French | estoffer | to decorate, garnish |
| 9 | Old High German | stoffōn | to stop, halt |
| 10 | Old Dutch | stuppon | — |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | stuppōną | to stop; to close |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewb- | to push, hit; to push; stick; to push, butt,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via Japanese エチレン
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | エチレン | ethylene |
| 2 | English | ethylene | The common name for the organic chemical compound... |
| 3 | English | eth- | Used as a combining form to denote the presence... |
| 4 | English | ethyl | The univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH, formally... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Αἰθήρ | Upper Air |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αἴθω | To ignite, kindle, light; To burn, blaze |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *áitʰō | to ignite |