Where does “emulsoidal” come from?
emulsoidal (English) comes from English emulsoid, from English emulsion, from French émulsion, from Latin emulsio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
emulsoidal (English): Being or relating to an emulsoid
Definitions
- Being or relating to an emulsoid
Ancestry of “emulsoidal”, step by step
emulsoidal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English emulsoid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | emulsoid | A colloid solution consisting of a suspension of... |
| 2 | English | emulsion | A stable suspension of small droplets of one... |
| 3 | French | émulsion | emulsion |
| 4 | Latin | emulsio | emulsion |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |