Where does “mesoporous” come from?
Mesoporous derives from Ancient Greek μέσος (mesos, "middle") combined with English porous, which comes from Latin porus and Ancient Greek πόρος (poros, "passage" or "pore").
mesoporous (English): Having pores of a size between 2 and 50...
Definitions
- Having pores of a size between 2 and 50...
Ancestry of “mesoporous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | meso- | middle; intermediate; Designating an achiral... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μέσος | middle of, between, amidst; half; of middle... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σφαῖρα | ball, globe, sphere |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |