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Where does “droplet” come from?

Droplet comes from Middle French -el and -et, Old French -et, and Latin -atus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰrew- meaning to fall or flow.

droplet (English): A very small drop

Definitions

  1. A very small drop

Ancestry of “droplet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdropA small quantity of liquid, just large enough to...
2Middle Englishdroppen—
3Old Englishdropianto drop
4Old English-ianForms verbs from nouns and adjectives
5Old English-ōjan—
6Proto-West Germanic-ōnCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
7Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
8Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
11Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “droplet”

  • microdroplet
  • nanodroplet
  • superdroplet
  • dropleton
  • picodroplet
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