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Where does “aerogel” come from?

aerogel (Spanish) comes from Spanish gel, from French gel, from English gel, from English gelatin, from French gélatine, from Italian gelatina, from Italian gelare, from Latin gelō — Derives nouns from roots.

aerogel (Spanish): aerogel

Definitions

  1. aerogel

Ancestry of “aerogel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishgelgel
2Frenchgelfrost; gel
3EnglishgelA semi-solid to almost solid colloid of a solid...
4EnglishgelatinA protein derived through partial hydrolysis of...
5Frenchgélatinegelatine
6Italiangelatinagelatin
7ItaliangelareTo freeze, to chill, to frost; To freeze; To be...
8Latingelō—
9Latin-ō—
10Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots
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