Where does “X quang” come from?

X quang (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese X光, from German X-Strahl, from German strahl, from Middle High German strāle, from Old High German strāla, from Proto-Germanic *strālu, from Proto-Indo-European strēl-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

X quang (Vietnamese): X-ray examination

Definitions

  1. X-ray examination

Ancestry of “X quang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ChineseX光X-ray
2GermanX-StrahlX-ray
3Germanstrahlbeam, ray (e.g. of light)
4Middle High Germanstrālearrow, beam
5Old High Germanstrālaarrow, lightning bolt
6Proto-Germanic*strālu—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstrēl-arrow
8Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European strēl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *strālu →