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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

  1. Any of various devices that are used to inject...

Ancestry of “injector”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchinjecteurinjector
2Frenchinjecterto inject
3Latininiectāre—
4Latininiectusthrown etc; seized
5Latininiciō—
6Latinīn-—
7Latinîn—
8Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
9Proto-Italicenin
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “injector”

  • autoinjector
  • microinjector
  • photoinjector
  • nanoinjector
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →