gas.
gas, matter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma
Meaning & usage
gas, matter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma
accelerator (UK), gas pedal (US)
Where this word comes from
From Malay gas borrowing Dutch gas (“gas”), a term coined by a Dutch chemist Jan Baptist van Helmont. Perhaps inspired by geest (“breath, vapour, spirit”) or by chaos (“chaos”), from Ancient Greek χάος (kháos, “chasm, void”). Doublet of kaos and keos. The "accelerator pedal" sense is probably semantic loan from American English gas pedal.
to hit the gas, to accelerate
Where this word comes from
From Malay gas borrowing Dutch gas (“gas”), a term coined by a Dutch chemist Jan Baptist van Helmont. Perhaps inspired by geest (“breath, vapour, spirit”) or by chaos (“chaos”), from Ancient Greek χάος (kháos, “chasm, void”). Doublet of kaos and keos. The "accelerator pedal" sense is probably semantic loan from American English gas pedal.
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