Where does “苛性ソーダ” come from?
苛性ソーダ (Japanese) comes from Chinese 苛性, from English caustic, from Italian caustico, from Latin causticus, from Ancient Greek καυστικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
苛性ソーダ (Japanese): caustic soda
Definitions
- caustic soda
Ancestry of “苛性ソーダ”, step by step
苛性ソーダ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Chinese 苛性
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 苛性 | caustic; corrosive |
| 2 | English | caustic | Capable of burning, corroding or destroying... |
| 3 | Italian | caustico | caustic; scathing |
| 4 | Latin | causticus | burning |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | καυστικός | burning |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |