Where does “ytspänning” come from?
ytspänning (Swedish) comes from Swedish yta, from Swedish ut, from Swedish tåla, from Samoan tālā, from English Dollar, from Dutch dollar, from English dollar, from Dutch daler — Jacob.
ytspänning (Swedish): surface tension
Ancestry of “ytspänning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | yta | surface; upside of a flat object; surface; the... |
| 2 | Swedish | ut | out; get out!; from a certain point within a... |
| 3 | Swedish | tåla | to endure, to suffer, to take, to stand, to... |
| 4 | Samoan | tālā | the currency of Samoa; tala; dollar |
| 5 | English | Dollar | — |
| 6 | Dutch | dollar | dollar |
| 7 | English | dollar | Official designation for currency in some parts... |
| 8 | Dutch | daler | One who descends, one who goes down; Superseded... |
| 9 | German | taler | — |
| 10 | German | Joachimsthaler | — |
| 11 | German | Sankt Joachimsthal | St. Joachim's Valley |
| 12 | German | Sankt | Saint: title given to a saint |
| 13 | Latin | sānctus | — |
| 14 | Latin | Iacobus | Jacob; James; Saint James |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | Ἰάκωβος | — |
| 16 | Ancient Greek | Ἰακώβ | — |
| 17 | Hebrew | יַעֲקֹב | Jacob |