Where does “crosscalibration” come from?
crosscalibration (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.
crosscalibration (English): The use of two instruments to calibrate each...
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- The use of two instruments to calibrate each...
Ancestry of “crosscalibration”, step by step
| 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 |