Where does “microguidewire” come from?
microguidewire (English) comes from English guidewire, from English wire, from Middle English wir, from Old English wīr, from English myrtle, from Old French myrte, from Latin myrtus, from Ancient Greek μύρτος.
microguidewire (English): A very thin guidewire
Definitions
- A very thin guidewire
Ancestry of “microguidewire”, step by step
microguidewire traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English guidewire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | guidewire | A wire used to restrict and control the movement... |
| 2 | English | wire | Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now... |
| 3 | Middle English | wir | — |
| 4 | Old English | wīr | wire, metal thread, wire-ornament |
| 5 | English | myrtle | An evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus... |
| 6 | Old French | myrte | — |
| 7 | Latin | myrtus | myrtle |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μύρτος | myrtle; twig or spray of myrtle |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μυρίκη | tamarisk |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ίκη | — |