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Where does “microcalorimetrically” come from?

microcalorimetrically (English) comes from English microcalorimetric, from English calorimetric, from French calorimétrique, from French calorimétrie, from French calorie, from French -ie, from Middle French -ie, from Old French -ie — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

microcalorimetrically (English): By means of microcalorimetry

Definitions

  1. By means of microcalorimetry

Ancestry of “microcalorimetrically”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicrocalorimetricOf or pertaining to microcalorimetry; Measured...
2Englishcalorimetricof, or relating to calorimetry, or measured by a...
3Frenchcalorimétriquecalorimetric
4Frenchcalorimétriecalorimetry
5Frenchcaloriecalorie
6French-ieindicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one
7Middle French-ieindicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one
8Old French-ieindicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one
9Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
10Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
11Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
12Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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