Where does “adhesivemeter” come from?
adhesivemeter (English) comes from English adhesive, from French adhésif, from Medieval Latin adhaesivus, from Latin adhaereo, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
adhesivemeter (English): An instrument for measuring the adhesive qualities of a substance
Definitions
- An instrument for measuring the adhesive qualities of a substance
Ancestry of “adhesivemeter”, step by step
adhesivemeter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English adhesive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | adhesive | sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances; apt... |
| 2 | French | adhésif | adhesive |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | adhaesivus | — |
| 4 | Latin | adhaereo | I cleave or stick to; I cling to, adhere to; I am... |
| 5 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English meter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | meter | A device that measures things; A parking meter or... |
| 2 | French | mètre | metre/meter; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Latin | metrum | a measure |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |