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
- aerogel
Ancestry of “aerogel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | gel | gel semi-solid colloid of a solid and a liquid |
| 2 | French | gel | frost; gel |
| 3 | English | gel | A semi-solid to almost solid colloid of a solid... |
| 4 | English | gelatin | A protein derived through partial hydrolysis of... |
| 5 | French | gélatine | gelatine |
| 6 | Italian | gelatina | gelatin |
| 7 | Italian | gelare | To freeze, to chill, to frost; To freeze; To be... |
| 8 | Latin | gelō | — |
| 9 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |