Where does “gramorównoważnik” come from?
gramorównoważnik (Polish) comes from Polish równoważnik, from Polish równowaga, from German Gleichgewicht, from German gleich, from Middle High German gelīch, from Old High German gilīh, from Proto-West Germanic galīk, from Proto-Germanic galīkaz — to bind, tie.
gramorównoważnik (Polish): equivalent weight, gram equivalent
Definitions
- equivalent weight, gram equivalent
Ancestry of “gramorównoważnik”, step by step
gramorównoważnik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish równoważnik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | równoważnik | equivalent |
| 2 | Polish | równowaga | balance, equilibrium |
| 3 | German | Gleichgewicht | equilibrium; balance, poise |
| 4 | German | gleich | equal; same; very similar; same; identical |
| 5 | Middle High German | gelīch | — |
| 6 | Old High German | gilīh | equal |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | galīk | alike, similar |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | galīkaz | alike, similar; equal |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |
via Polish gram
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | gram | gram; first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 2 | French | gramme | gram |
| 3 | Latin | gramma | gram |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γράμμα | that which is written, that which is drawn,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |