Where does “fosfatação” come from?
fosfatação (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese fosfatar, from Portuguese fosfato, from French phosphate, from French phosphore, from New Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek Φωσφόρος, from Ancient Greek -φόρος, from Ancient Greek φέρω — shiny, light brown.
fosfatação (Portuguese): phosphating
Definitions
- phosphating
Ancestry of “fosfatação”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | fosfatar | to phosphate |
| 2 | Portuguese | fosfato | phosphate |
| 3 | French | phosphate | phosphate |
| 4 | French | phosphore | phosphorus |
| 5 | New Latin | phōsphorus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Φωσφόρος | the bearer of light |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -φόρος | -bearing, -carrying; carrying, bearing; bringing |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | φέρω | I bring, bear, carry |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰérō | to bear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |