Where does “genogrinder” come from?

genogrinder (English) comes from English grinder, from Middle English grinder, from Old English grindere, from Old English -ere, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

genogrinder (English): A type of homogenizer used in the preparation of tissue samples

Definitions

  1. A type of homogenizer used in the preparation of tissue samples

Ancestry of “genogrinder”, step by step

genogrinder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English grinder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgrinderOne who grinds something, such as the teeth; A...
2Middle Englishgrinder
3Old Englishgrindereone who or that which grinds, especially corn or...
4Old English-eremasculine agent suffix, originally applied only...
5Proto-West Germanic-ārī-er
6Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
7Latin-āriuser
8Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

via English geno

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishgenogenocide; to genocide
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āzios