Where does “水素イオン指数” come from?
水素イオン指数 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 水素, from Dutch waterstof, 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.
水素イオン指数 (Japanese): pH
Definitions
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Ancestry of “水素イオン指数”, step by step
水素イオン指数 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 水素
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 水素 | hydrogen |
| 2 | Dutch | waterstof | hydrogen |
| 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 |
via Japanese イオン
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | イオン | an ion |
| 2 | German | ion | ion (an atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge) |
| 3 | English | Ion | Son of Creusa and Xuthus, and the ancestor of Ionian people |
| 4 | Romanian | Ion | John |
| 5 | French | ion | ion |
| 6 | English | ion | An atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical... |
| 7 | English | anion | A negatively charged ion |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀνιόν | going up |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἄνειμι | go up |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἀνά | on board; on, upon |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | *aná | up, upon |
via Japanese 指数
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 指数 | index - a single number calculated from an array of prices or of quantities |