Where does “microcolorimetric” come from?
microcolorimetric (English) comes from English colorimetric, from English color, from French couleur, from Italian colore, from Polish kolor, from Latin color, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
microcolorimetric (English): Relating to, or using microcolorimetry or a...
Definitions
- Relating to, or using microcolorimetry or a...
Ancestry of “microcolorimetric”, step by step
microcolorimetric traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English colorimetric
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | colorimetric | Of or pertaining to colorimetry; Obtained by... |
| 2 | English | color | The spectral composition of visible light; A... |
| 3 | French | couleur | color, colour; a flush; suit |
| 4 | Italian | colore | color, colour; hue; pip |
| 5 | Polish | kolor | colour; suit; flush |
| 6 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |