Where does “autocalibration” come from?
autocalibration (English) comes from English calibration, from English calibrate, from English caliber, from French calibre, from Italian calibro, from Arabic قَالِب, from Classical Syriac ܩܠܒܝܕ, from Ancient Greek καλοπόδιον — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
autocalibration (English): automatic calibration
Definitions
- automatic calibration
Ancestry of “autocalibration”, step by step
autocalibration traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English calibration
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | calibration | The act of calibrating something |
| 2 | English | calibrate | To check or adjust by comparison with a standard;... |
| 3 | English | caliber | Diameter of the bore of a firearm, typically... |
| 4 | French | calibre | calibre; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 5 | Italian | calibro | caliber, bore; callipers; template |
| 6 | Arabic | قَالِب | form, mold; form, mould; mold |
| 7 | Classical Syriac | ܩܠܒܝܕ | last |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | καλοπόδιον | shoemaker's last |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | κᾱλόπους | shoemaker's last |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | πούς | foot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
via English auto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | auto | Clipping of automatic; An automobile; A setting... |
| 2 | English | automatic | Capable of operating without external control or... |
| 3 | French | automatique | automatic |
| 4 | French | automate | automaton |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματον | accident, mere chance |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματος | self-willed, unbidden; self-moving,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέμαα | to wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μέμονα | to be minded or inclined; to be eager; to hasten |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | memóne | to think, to be mindful; to remember |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |