Where does “microbiosensor” come from?
microbiosensor (English) comes from English biosensor, from English sensor, from Latin sentiō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr.
microbiosensor (English): A very small biosensor
Definitions
- A very small biosensor
Ancestry of “microbiosensor”, step by step
microbiosensor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English biosensor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | biosensor | Any device that detects, records or transmits... |
| 2 | English | sensor | A device or organ that detects certain external... |
| 3 | Latin | sentiō | to feel, to sense, to perceive (with the senses) |
| 4 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 5 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 6 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |