Where does “一酸化炭素” come from?
一酸化炭素 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 炭素, from Dutch koolstof, from German Kohlenstoff, from German Stoff, from Dutch stof, from Middle Dutch stof, from Middle Dutch stoffe, from Old French estophe — to push, to hit.
一酸化炭素 (Japanese): carbon monoxide
Definitions
- carbon monoxide
Ancestry of “一酸化炭素”, step by step
一酸化炭素 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 炭素
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 炭素 | carbon |
| 2 | Dutch | koolstof | carbon |
| 3 | German | Kohlenstoff | carbon |
| 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 |