Where does “二酸化炭素” come from?
二酸化炭素 (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.
二酸化炭素 (Japanese): carbon dioxide
Definitions
- carbon dioxide
Ancestry of “二酸化炭素”, step by step
二酸化炭素 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 |