Etymology

gasifier

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Today it means: An apparatus used to perform gasification. Full definition →

English gasify ← Proto-Italic *θakos ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰeh₂-
  2. Ancient Greekχαῦνος (khaûnos)
  3. Ancient Greekχάος (kháos)
  4. Dutchgas
  5. Englishgas
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  7. Proto-Italic*θakos
  8. Englishgasify
  9. English todaygasifier

From gasify + -er.

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