Where does “水素化リチウム” come from?
水素化リチウム (Japanese) comes from Japanese 水素化, 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 — to push, to hit.
水素化リチウム (Japanese): lithium hydride
Ancestry of “水素化リチウム”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 水素化 | hydrogenation; hydride; hydrogenate |
| 2 | Japanese | 水素 | hydrogen |
| 3 | Dutch | waterstof | hydrogen |
| 4 | Dutch | stof | dust; matter, material; substance |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | stof | — |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | stoffe | — |
| 7 | Old French | estophe | — |
| 8 | Old French | estoffer | to decorate, garnish |
| 9 | Old High German | stoffōn | — |
| 10 | Old Dutch | stuppon | — |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | stuppōną | to stop; to close |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewb- | to push, hit; to push; stick; to push, butt,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |