Where does “microbipolar” come from?
microbipolar (English) comes from English bipolar, from English polar, from Latin polāris, from Latin polus, from Ancient Greek πόλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
microbipolar (English): Having two very small electrodes of opposite...
Definitions
- Having two very small electrodes of opposite...
Ancestry of “microbipolar”, step by step
microbipolar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bipolar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bipolar | Involving or having both extremes or poles at the... |
| 2 | English | polar | Of or having a pole or polarity; Of, relating to,... |
| 3 | Latin | polāris | — |
| 4 | Latin | polus | pole |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πόλος | pivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |