Where does “cryoultramicrotome” come from?
cryoultramicrotome (English) comes from English ultramicrotome, from English ultra, from Latin ultrā, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
cryoultramicrotome (English): An ultramicrotome used in cryoultramicrotomy
Definitions
- An ultramicrotome used in cryoultramicrotomy
Ancestry of “cryoultramicrotome”, step by step
cryoultramicrotome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ultramicrotome
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ultramicrotome | A microtome that cuts extremely thin slices of... |
| 2 | English | ultra | Extreme; far beyond the norm; fanatical;... |
| 3 | Latin | ultrā | beyond |
| 4 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via English cryo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cryo | cryoprecipitate |