Where does “microdisplay” come from?
microdisplay (English) comes from English display, from Middle English displayen, from Old French despleier, from Latin displicō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
microdisplay (English): A microscopic electronic display system
Definitions
- A microscopic electronic display system
Ancestry of “microdisplay”, step by step
microdisplay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English display
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | display | A show or spectacle; A piece of work to be... |
| 2 | Middle English | displayen | to display |
| 3 | Old French | despleier | Alternative form of desploiier |
| 4 | Latin | displicō | to unfold |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |