Where does “microdialyzer” come from?

microdialyzer (English) comes from English dialyzer, from English ER, from Turkish er, from Ottoman Turkish ایر, from Old Anatolian Turkish ایر, from Proto-Turkic ēder — saddle.

microdialyzer (English): A device used in microdialysis

Definitions

  1. A device used in microdialysis

Ancestry of “microdialyzer”, step by step

microdialyzer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English dialyzer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdialyzerThe part of a hemodialysis machine that performs...
2EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
3Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
4Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
5Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
6Proto-Turkicēdersaddle

via English micro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicroSmall, relatively small; short form of...
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Turkic ēderEvery word from Old Anatolian Turkish ایرEvery word from Ottoman Turkish ایر