Where does “microinfusion” come from?
microinfusion (English) comes from English infusion, from Old French infusion, from Latin infusio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
microinfusion (English): infusion of very small amounts of material
Definitions
- infusion of very small amounts of material
Ancestry of “microinfusion”, step by step
microinfusion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English infusion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | infusion | A product consisting of a liquid which has had... |
| 2 | Old French | infusion | — |
| 3 | Latin | infusio | infusion |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |