Where does “electrospraying” come from?
electrospraying (English) comes from English ing, from Middle English ing, from Old English ing, from Old Norse eng, from Proto-Germanic angijō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énkos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
electrospraying (English): the use of an electrospray device
Definitions
- the use of an electrospray device
Ancestry of “electrospraying”, step by step
electrospraying traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ing | A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ing | — |
| 3 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 4 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via English electrospray
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | electrospray | a method of ionizing delicate macromolecules for... |
| 2 | English | spray | A fine, gentle, dispersed mist of liquid; A... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | sprāien | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sprēwijaną | to spray, sprinkle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)per- | to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;... |