Where does “microhardness” come from?
microhardness (English) comes from English microhard, from English hard, from Old French hardi, from Old French hardir, from Frankish hardijan, from Proto-Germanic hardijaną, from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert- — to travel, tour.
microhardness (English): The hardness of a very small area of the surface...
Definitions
- The hardness of a very small area of the surface...
Ancestry of “microhardness”, step by step
microhardness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English microhard
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | microhard | Having microscopic hard particles |
| 2 | English | hard | Having a severe property; presenting difficulty;... |
| 3 | Old French | hardi | hardy; tough; durable |
| 4 | Old French | hardir | to harden |
| 5 | Frankish | hardijan | to harden, to make hard |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hardijaną | to make hard, strong; to harden |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | harduz | hard; brave |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 9 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | to travel, tour |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |