Where does “二酸化窒素” come from?
二酸化窒素 (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.
二酸化窒素 (Japanese): nitrogen dioxide
Definitions
- nitrogen dioxide
Ancestry of “二酸化窒素”, step by step
二酸化窒素 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 |