Where does “potasyo” come from?
potasyo (Tagalog) comes from Spanish potasio, from New Latin potassium, from English potassium, from English potash, from English Ash, from Middle English asshe, from Old English æsc, from Old English æsċ — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.
potasyo (Tagalog): potassium
Definitions
- potassium
Ancestry of “potasyo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | potasio | potassium |
| 2 | New Latin | potassium | — |
| 3 | English | potassium | A soft, waxy, silvery reactive metal that is... |
| 4 | English | potash | The water-soluble part of the ash formed by... |
| 5 | English | Ash | The Egyptian god of oases |
| 6 | Middle English | asshe | ashes; The remnants of a lifeform; The matter... |
| 7 | Old English | æsc | ash tree; spear; ship |
| 8 | Old English | æsċ | ash tree; ash, spear, lance, ship |
| 9 | Old English | trēo | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | treu | tree; wood |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | trewą | tree |
| 12 | English | doru | Alternative form of dory |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | δόρυ | wood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,... |
| 14 | Proto-Hellenic | dóru | tree |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | dóru | tree |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | drew- | hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree |