Where does “絶対零度” come from?
絶対零度 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 絶対, from English absolute, from Middle English absolut, from Middle French absolut, from Latin absolūtus, from Latin absolvō, from Latin solvo, from Latin sē- — six.
絶対零度 (Japanese): absolute zero
Definitions
- absolute zero
Ancestry of “絶対零度”, step by step
絶対零度 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 絶対
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 絶対 | absolute, certain; unlimited; absoluteness, an... |
| 2 | English | absolute | Free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications... |
| 3 | Middle English | absolut | — |
| 4 | Middle French | absolut | — |
| 5 | Latin | absolūtus | concluded, finished, complete, having been ended |
| 6 | Latin | absolvō | to release, discharge |
| 7 | Latin | solvo | to loosen, untie, undo; free [up], release, acquit, exempt |
| 8 | Latin | sē- | apart-; aside-; away |
| 9 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |
via Japanese 零度
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 零度 | zero degrees Celcius, freezing point; zero... |