Where does “microetch” come from?
microetch (English) comes from English etch, from Dutch etsen, from German ätzen, from Middle High German etzen, from Old High German etzen, from Proto-Germanic atjaną, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti — to eat.
microetch (English): To etch on a very small scale
Definitions
- To etch on a very small scale
Ancestry of “microetch”, step by step
microetch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English etch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | etch | To cut into a surface with an acid or other... |
| 2 | Dutch | etsen | to etch |
| 3 | German | ätzen | to etch; to cauterize; to provoke |
| 4 | Middle High German | etzen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | etzen | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | atjaną | to incite; to cause/allow to eat; to pasture;... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |