Where does “이산화탄소” come from?
이산화탄소 (Korean) comes from Japanese 二酸化炭素, from Japanese 炭素, from Dutch koolstof, from German Kohlenstoff, from German Stoff, from Dutch stof, from Middle Dutch stof, from Middle Dutch stoffe — to push, to hit.
이산화탄소 (Korean): carbon dioxide
Ancestry of “이산화탄소”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 二酸化炭素 | carbon dioxide |
| 2 | Japanese | 炭素 | carbon |
| 3 | Dutch | koolstof | carbon |
| 4 | German | Kohlenstoff | carbon |
| 5 | German | Stoff | stuff, matter, substance; substance; cloth,... |
| 6 | Dutch | stof | dust; matter, material; substance |
| 7 | Middle Dutch | stof | — |
| 8 | Middle Dutch | stoffe | — |
| 9 | Old French | estophe | — |
| 10 | Old French | estoffer | to decorate, garnish |
| 11 | Old High German | stoffōn | — |
| 12 | Old Dutch | stuppon | — |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | stuppōną | to stop; to close |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewb- | to push, hit; to push; stick; to push, butt,... |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |