Where does “microdebrider” come from?

microdebrider (English) comes from English debrider, from English debride, from French débrider, from French dé-, from Middle French dés-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.

microdebrider (English): A very small debrider

Definitions

  1. A very small debrider

Ancestry of “microdebrider”, step by step

microdebrider traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English debrider

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdebriderA device, used in ENT surgery, to remove polyps...
2EnglishdebrideTo remove necrotic tissue or foreign matter from
3Frenchdébriderto unbridle, to unharness; to jailbreak; to soup...
4Frenchdé-used to make antonyms
5Middle Frenchdés-de-; dis
6Latindē-of; from
7Latinof; concerning; about
8Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
9Latinposteablative singular of postis
10Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via English micro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicroSmall, relatively small; short form of...
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós
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