Where does “microcalorimetric” come from?
microcalorimetric (English) comes from English calorimetric, from French calorimétrique, from French calorimétrie, from French calorie, from French -ie, from Middle French -ie, from Old French -ie, from Latin -ia — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
microcalorimetric (English): Of or pertaining to microcalorimetry; Measured...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to microcalorimetry; Measured...
Ancestry of “microcalorimetric”, step by step
microcalorimetric traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English calorimetric
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | calorimetric | of, or relating to calorimetry, or measured by a... |
| 2 | French | calorimétrique | calorimetric |
| 3 | French | calorimétrie | calorimetry |
| 4 | French | calorie | calorie |
| 5 | French | -ie | indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one |
| 6 | Middle French | -ie | indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one |
| 7 | Old French | -ie | indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one |
| 8 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 9 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |