Where does “autoinjector” come from?
autoinjector (English) comes from English injector, from French injecteur, from French injecter, from Latin iniectāre, from Latin iniectus, from Latin iniciō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.
autoinjector (English): A medical device designed to deliver a single...
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- A medical device designed to deliver a single...
Ancestry of “autoinjector”, step by step
autoinjector traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English injector
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | injector | Any of various devices that are used to inject... |
| 2 | French | injecteur | injector |
| 3 | French | injecter | to inject |
| 4 | Latin | iniectāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | iniectus | thrown etc; seized |
| 6 | Latin | iniciō | to throw, cast, hurl or place in, on, into, upon, over or at |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
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,... |