Where does “microinject” come from?
microinject (English) comes from English inject, from Latin iniectus, from Latin iniciō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
microinject (English): To inject with a micropipette
Definitions
- To inject with a micropipette
Ancestry of “microinject”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | inject | To push or pump into a cavity or passage; To... |
| 2 | Latin | iniectus | thrown etc; seized |
| 3 | Latin | iniciō | — |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 5 | Latin | în | — |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |