Where does “injection” come from?
Injection comes from Middle French injection, from Latin iniectio, derived from Latin iniectus, the past participle of Latin inicio, built from Latin in- and Latin in, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ne.
injection (English): The act of injecting, or something that is...
Definitions
- The act of injecting, or something that is...
Ancestry of “injection”, step by step
injection traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French injection
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | injection | — |
| 2 | Latin | iniectio | injection; inspiration, instillation |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via French injection
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | injection | injection |