Where does “硫化” come from?
硫化 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 硫化水素, 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.
硫化 (Japanese): sulphuration; sulphurate
Ancestry of “硫化”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 硫化水素 | hydrogen sulphide |
| 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 |