Where does “microrespirometer” come from?
microrespirometer (English) comes from English respirometer, from English respire, from Middle English respiren, from Old French respirer, from Latin respīrō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
microrespirometer (English): A device used for measuring respiration in isolated tissue samples, or in single cells
Definitions
- A device used for measuring respiration in isolated tissue samples, or in single cells
Ancestry of “microrespirometer”, step by step
microrespirometer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English respirometer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | respirometer | A device used to measure the rate of respiration... |
| 2 | English | respire | To breathe in and out; to engage in the process... |
| 3 | Middle English | respiren | — |
| 4 | Old French | respirer | to respire; to breathe; to come back to life; to... |
| 5 | Latin | respīrō | to blow or breathe back; to breathe out, exhale |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |