Where does “epilayer” come from?

epilayer (English) comes from English layer, from English lay, from English Lee, from Irish Laoi, from Middle Irish láed, from English loid, from English celluloid, from English cellulose — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

epilayer (English): The contact layer between a pair of epitaxial...

Definitions

  1. The contact layer between a pair of epitaxial...

Ancestry of “epilayer”, step by step

epilayer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English layer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlayerA single thickness of some material covering a...
2EnglishlayTo place down in a position of rest, or in a...
3EnglishLeefor someone who lived near a meadow (the Anglo-Saxon for meadow being ley or leag)
4IrishLaoilay, song
5Middle Irishláed
6EnglishloidA lock-picking tool made from a piece of...
7EnglishcelluloidAny of a variety of thermoplastics created from...
8EnglishcelluloseA complex carbohydrate that forms the main...
9Frenchcellulosecellulose
10Frenchcellulecell; table cell
11Latincellulasmall room, especially that of a slave; humble...
12Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
13Proto-Italic-olos
14Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
15Proto-Indo-European-e-lós
16Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via English epi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishepiA syringe or autoinjector filled with...
2EnglishepithelialOf or pertaining to the epithelium
3EnglishepitheliumA membranous tissue composed of one or more...
4New Latinepithēlium
5Ancient Greekἐπίas well, besides; For usage in composition, see...
6Ancient GreekἩμέρα
7Ancient Greekἦμαρday; by day; midday
8Proto-Hellenicā́mərday
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mr̥heat
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lósEvery word from Latin -ulusEvery word from Latin cellula
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