Where does “injector” come from?
Injector derives from English inject, from Latin iniectus, from Latin inicio meaning to put in, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root ne meaning not, which developed through Latin in- and in to express the sense of direction or insertion.
injector (English): Any of various devices that are used to inject...
Definitions
- Any of various devices that are used to inject...
Ancestry of “injector”, step by step
injector traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French injecteur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | injecteur | injector |
| 2 | French | injecter | to inject |
| 3 | Latin | iniectāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | iniectus | thrown etc; seized |
| 5 | Latin | iniciō | to throw, cast, hurl or place in, on, into, upon, over or at |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English ‐or
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ‐or | Creates an agent noun, often from a verb, indicating a person or object (often machines or parts of them) that do the verb or part of speech with which they are formed |
| 2 | Middle English | -our | — |
| 3 | Old French | -or | -er, suffix used to form agent nouns; -ness,... |
via English inject
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inject | To push or pump into a cavity or passage; To... |