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

Definitions

  1. lithium hydride

Ancestry of “水素化リチウム”, step by step

水素化リチウム traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 水素化

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese水素化hydrogenation; hydride; hydrogenate
2Japanese水素hydrogen
3Dutchwaterstofhydrogen
4Dutchstofdust; matter, material; substance
5Middle Dutchstof
6Middle Dutchstoffe
7Old Frenchestophe
8Old Frenchestofferto decorate, garnish
9Old High Germanstoffōnto stop, halt
10Old Dutchstuppon
11Proto-Germanicstuppōnąto stop; to close
12Proto-Indo-European(s)tewb-to push, hit; to push; stick; to push, butt,...
13Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via Japanese リチウム

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseリチウムlithium
2New Latinlithiumlithium
3Latinlithianominative plural of lithium; accusative plural...
4Latinlithiumlithium
5Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
6Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
7Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewb-Every word from Proto-Germanic stuppōną