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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | layer | A single thickness of some material covering a... |
| 2 | English | lay | To place down in a position of rest, or in a... |
| 3 | English | Lee | for someone who lived near a meadow (the Anglo-Saxon for meadow being ley or leag) |
| 4 | Irish | Laoi | lay, song |
| 5 | Middle Irish | láed | — |
| 6 | English | loid | A lock-picking tool made from a piece of... |
| 7 | English | celluloid | Any of a variety of thermoplastics created from... |
| 8 | English | cellulose | A complex carbohydrate that forms the main... |
| 9 | French | cellulose | cellulose |
| 10 | French | cellule | cell; table cell |
| 11 | Latin | cellula | small room, especially that of a slave; humble... |
| 12 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English epi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | epi | A syringe or autoinjector filled with... |
| 2 | English | epithelial | Of or pertaining to the epithelium |
| 3 | English | epithelium | A membranous tissue composed of one or more... |
| 4 | New Latin | epithēlium | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐπί | as well, besides; For usage in composition, see... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἡμέρα | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἦμαρ | day; by day; midday |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | ā́mər | day |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃mr̥ | heat |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃- | to be hot; to burn |