Etymology

gasification

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Today it means: The action of gasifying. Full definition →

English gas ← Dutch gas ← Ancient Greek χάος (kháos)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰeh₂-
  2. Ancient Greekχαῦνος (khaûnos)
  3. Ancient Greekχάος (kháos)
  4. Dutchgas
  5. Englishgas
  6. English todaygasification

From gas + -ification.

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