Where does “microdischarge” come from?
microdischarge (English) comes from English discharge, from Middle English dischargen, from Old French deschargier, from Late Latin discarricare, from Latin carricō, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros — to run.
microdischarge (English): A very small discharge (typically of a plasma)
Definitions
- A very small discharge (typically of a plasma)
Ancestry of “microdischarge”, step by step
microdischarge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English discharge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | discharge | To accomplish or complete, as an obligation; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | dischargen | — |
| 3 | Old French | deschargier | to unload; to remove the load from something |
| 4 | Late Latin | discarricare | present active infinitive of discarricō;... |
| 5 | Latin | carricō | to load |
| 6 | Latin | carrus | a wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,... |
| 7 | Gaulish | karros | wagon |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | karros | wagon |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥sós | vehicle |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |