Where does “microdispenser” come from?
microdispenser (English) comes from English dispenser, from Anglo-Norman dispensour, from Old French despenseor, from Latin dispensator, from Latin dispenso, from Latin pensō, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō — to stretch.
microdispenser (English): A dispenser that dispenses very small amounts of liquid
Definitions
- A dispenser that dispenses very small amounts of liquid
Ancestry of “microdispenser”, step by step
microdispenser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dispenser
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dispenser | Something or someone that dispenses things |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | dispensour | — |
| 3 | Old French | despenseor | — |
| 4 | Latin | dispensator | steward, attendant; treasurer; dispenser |
| 5 | Latin | dispenso | I dispense, distribute; I manage |
| 6 | Latin | pensō | to ponder, consider |
| 7 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |