Where does “cryocooling” come from?
cryocooling (English) comes from English cooling, from English cool, from Middle English cool, from Middle English pek, from Middle English pike, from Old English pīc, from Proto-Germanic *pīk, from Latin pix — sap, juice.
cryocooling (English): Cooling in a cryocooler
Definitions
- Cooling in a cryocooler
Ancestry of “cryocooling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cooling | present participle of cool; A decrease in... |
| 2 | English | cool | Having a slightly low temperature; mildly or... |
| 3 | Middle English | cool | — |
| 4 | Middle English | pek | peak |
| 5 | Middle English | pike | Alternative form of pyke; pike; sharp point, iron... |
| 6 | Old English | pīc | pointed object, pick axe |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *pīk | — |
| 8 | Latin | pix | pitch, tar |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pik- | to be angry; pitch; resin |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pi- | sap, juice |