Where does “塩酸” come from?
塩酸 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 塩素, from Dutch zoutstof, from Dutch stof, from Middle Dutch stof, from Middle Dutch stoffe, from Old French estophe, from Old French estoffer, from Old High German stoffōn — to push, to hit.
塩酸 (Japanese): hydrochloric acid
Definitions
- hydrochloric acid
Ancestry of “塩酸”, step by step
塩酸 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 塩素
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 塩素 | chlorine, Cl |
| 2 | Dutch | zoutstof | chlorine |
| 3 | Dutch | stof | dust; matter, material; substance |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | stof | — |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | stoffe | — |
| 6 | Old French | estophe | — |
| 7 | Old French | estoffer | to decorate, garnish |
| 8 | Old High German | stoffōn | to stop, halt |
| 9 | Old Dutch | stuppon | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | stuppōną | to stop; to close |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewb- | to push, hit; to push; stick; to push, butt,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |