Where does “ケイ素” come from?
ケイ素 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 珪, from Dutch keiaarde, from Dutch aarde, from Middle Dutch erde, from Old Dutch ertha, from Proto-West Germanic erþu, from Proto-Germanic erþō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
ケイ素 (Japanese): silicon, Si
Ancestry of “ケイ素”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 珪 | silicon |
| 2 | Dutch | keiaarde | — |
| 3 | Dutch | aarde | earth, soil, ground; earth, ground |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | erde | the Earth; soil, ground |
| 5 | Old Dutch | ertha | earth |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | erþu | earth, world; earth, soil |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | erþō | earth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |