Where does “一酸化二窒素” come from?
一酸化二窒素 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 窒素, from Dutch stikstof, from German Stickstoff, from German Stoff, from Dutch stof, from Middle Dutch stof, from Middle Dutch stoffe, from Old French estophe — to push, to hit.
一酸化二窒素 (Japanese): dinitrogen monoxide
Definitions
- dinitrogen monoxide
Ancestry of “一酸化二窒素”, step by step
一酸化二窒素 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 窒素
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 窒素 | nitrogen |
| 2 | Dutch | stikstof | nitrogen |
| 3 | German | Stickstoff | nitrogen |
| 4 | German | Stoff | stuff, matter, substance; substance; cloth,... |
| 5 | Dutch | stof | dust; matter, material; substance |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | stof | — |
| 7 | Middle Dutch | stoffe | — |
| 8 | Old French | estophe | — |
| 9 | Old French | estoffer | to decorate, garnish |
| 10 | Old High German | stoffōn | to stop, halt |
| 11 | Old Dutch | stuppon | — |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | stuppōną | to stop; to close |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewb- | to push, hit; to push; stick; to push, butt,... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |