Where does “microprofiler” come from?
microprofiler (English) comes from English profiler, from English profile, from French profil, from Italian profilo, from Italian profilare, from Italian filare, from Italian filo, from Latin phylum — he, she.
microprofiler (English): A device that uses microelectrodes to analyze chemical structure
Definitions
- A device that uses microelectrodes to analyze chemical structure
Ancestry of “microprofiler”, step by step
microprofiler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English profiler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | profiler | A mechanical device that cuts complex, irregular... |
| 2 | English | profile | The outermost shape, view, or edge of an object;... |
| 3 | French | profil | profile |
| 4 | Italian | profilo | profile; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 5 | Italian | profilare | to outline; to edge; to shape |
| 6 | Italian | filare | to spin; to draw; to pay out |
| 7 | Italian | filo | thread; yarn; string |
| 8 | Latin | phylum | phylum |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | φῦλον | a set of people or other beings; sex; nation,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | φύω | To bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuHyéti | to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 14 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |