Where does “termit” come from?

termit (Romanian) comes from English thermite, from German Thermit, from German -it, from French -ité, from Latin -īta, from Ancient Greek -ίτης, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -της — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

termit (Romanian): thermite

Definitions

  1. thermite

Ancestry of “termit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthermiteA mixture of a metal and a metal oxide capable of...
2GermanThermitthermite
3German-it-ite
4French-itéAlternative form of -té, giving a quality or...
5Latin-īta
6Ancient Greek-ίτηςSuffix forming a masculine noun: one connected...
7Ancient Greekπολῑ́τηςcitizen
8Ancient Greek-τηςForms nouns representing a state of being; Added...
9Proto-Hellenic-tāts
10Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
11Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
12Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós