Where does “砒化水素” come from?

砒化水素 (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.

砒化水素 (Japanese): arsine

Definitions

  1. arsine

Ancestry of “砒化水素”, step by step

砒化水素 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 水素

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

via Japanese 砒化

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese砒化arsenication
2Japanese-ization, -ification; action of making something...
3Middle Chinese
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewb-Every word from Proto-Germanic stuppōną