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Etymology of the English word gas

the English word gas

Date

The earliest known usage of gas in English dates from the 17th century.

Derivations in English

gasolier, biogas, gasbag, gaseous, gasify, gaslight, gaslit, gasman, gasser, gassing, gastight, gasworks, outgas, syngas, gashouse, gasometry, gasoline, magnetogasdynamics, gassed, gasoil, gas-oil

Cognates

Dutch gas, Dutch gass, English gauze, French gaz, French gaze, German Gas, German Gaze, Icelandic gas, Italian gas, Norwegian gass, Norwegian gas, Polish gaza, Polish gaz, Russian гaз, Spanish gas, Swedish gas



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