Where does “microcoil” come from?
microcoil (English) comes from English coil, from Middle English coilen, from Old French coillir, from Old French cueil, from Old French cueudre, from Latin colligō, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
microcoil (English): A very small coil
Definitions
- A very small coil
Ancestry of “microcoil”, step by step
microcoil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English coil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | coil | Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral;... |
| 2 | Middle English | coilen | To gather, collect, or pick (flowers, fruit, etc.) |
| 3 | Old French | coillir | to pick |
| 4 | Old French | cueil | — |
| 5 | Old French | cueudre | alternative infinitive of coillir |
| 6 | Latin | colligō | to gather, draw, bring or collect (together), assemble, pick up; contract, draw up, compress, concentrate; harvest |
| 7 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 8 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |