Where does “dialyser” come from?
dialyser (English) comes from English dialyse, from English dialysis, from Latin dialysis, from Ancient Greek διάλυσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
dialyser (English): Alternative form of dialyzer
Definitions
- Alternative form of dialyzer
Ancestry of “dialyser”, step by step
dialyser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dialyse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dialyse | Alternative spelling of dialyze |
| 2 | English | dialysis | A method of separating molecules or particles of... |
| 3 | Latin | dialysis | separation |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | διάλυσις | a separating or parting; an ending, cessation; a... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |