Where does “effusiometer” come from?
effusiometer (English) comes from English effusion, from Middle French effusion, from Latin effusio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
effusiometer (English): A device that measures the rate of effusion of a...
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- A device that measures the rate of effusion of a...
Ancestry of “effusiometer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | effusion | A liquid outpouring; Process of gases passing... |
| 2 | Middle French | effusion | — |
| 3 | Latin | effusio | outpouring; shedding; profusion |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |