Etymology

regasify

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Today it means: To convert (a substance, especially liquefied natural gas (LNG)) back to gas. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰeh₂-
  7. Ancient Greekχαῦνος (khaûnos)
  8. Ancient Greekχάος (kháos)
  9. Dutchgas
  10. Englishgas
  11. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  12. Proto-Italic*θakos
  13. Englishgasify
  14. English todayregasify

From re- + gasify.

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