Where does “fotocatalizator” come from?
fotocatalizator (Romanian) comes from Romanian catalizator, from Romanian cataliză, from French catalyser, from French catalyse, from Ancient Greek κατάλυσις, from Ancient Greek καταλύω, from Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ-, from Ancient Greek κατά — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
fotocatalizator (Romanian): photocatalyst
Definitions
- photocatalyst
Ancestry of “fotocatalizator”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | catalizator | catalyst |
| 2 | Romanian | cataliză | catalysis |
| 3 | French | catalyser | to catalyze |
| 4 | French | catalyse | catalysis; first-person singular present... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κατάλυσις | dissolution, disbanding; lodging, quarters,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | καταλύω | "sense": loosen, unbind; "sense": destroy; I stay... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κᾰτᾰ- | fully; down; denoting motion downwards |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κατά | |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | καταστερίζω | to place among the stars; I put among the stars |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | astḗr | star |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |