Where does “シアン化” come from?
シアン化 (Japanese) comes from Japanese シアン, from Dutch cyaan, from English can’t, from English -n’t, from English Not, from Middle English not, from Middle English nought, from Old English nōwiht.
シアン化 (Japanese): cyanide
Definitions
- cyanide
Ancestry of “シアン化”, step by step
シアン化 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese シアン
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | シアン | cyan |
| 2 | Dutch | cyaan | cyanogen, a blueish, acid, poisonous gas; cyan |
| 3 | English | can’t | (negative auxiliary); be unable to; not have the ability to (whether due to lacking relevant strength or skill or knowledge or supplies, or due to logical impossibility, etc) |
| 4 | English | -n’t | — |
| 5 | English | Not | — |
| 6 | Middle English | not | not; nothing, nought; nobody, no person |
| 7 | Middle English | nought | nothing, none; not; iniquitous, wicked |
| 8 | Old English | nōwiht | — |
| 9 | Old English | ne | not; or, and not; "ne... ne..." is used to mean "... |
| 10 | Old English | ealles | completely, wholly, entirely; totally,... |
| 11 | Old English | -es | possessive marker, indicating that an object... |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | -as | used in formation of adverbs |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |