Where does “apertometer” come from?
apertometer (English) comes from English ‐o‐, from English -prim, from English trimethoprim, from English trimethoxy, from English methoxy, from English oxy-, from English oxygen, from French oxygène — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
apertometer (English): An instrument designed to measure the numerical...
Definitions
- An instrument designed to measure the numerical...
Ancestry of “apertometer”, step by step
apertometer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ‐o‐
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ‐o‐ | — |
| 2 | English | -prim | Used to form names of trimethoprim derivatives acting as |
| 3 | English | trimethoprim | A synthetic antibiotic used to treat malaria and... |
| 4 | English | trimethoxy | Three methoxy groups in a molecule |
| 5 | English | methoxy | The univalent radical CH-O- derived from methanol |
| 6 | English | oxy- | Sharp, keen, acute, pungent, acid; Concerning... |
| 7 | English | oxygen | The chemical element with an atomic number of 8... |
| 8 | French | oxygène | oxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | γένος | offspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | génos | family; race |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via English aperture
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | aperture | An opening, gap, or hole, usually small and... |
| 2 | Russian | апертура | aperture |
| 3 | Latin | apertūra | an act of opening |
| 4 | Latin | apertus | opened, open, free; public; having been opened;... |
| 5 | Latin | aperiō | to uncover, make or lay bare, reveal, clear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epó | off, away |