Where does “microrespirometric” come from?
microrespirometric (English) comes from English respirometric, from English respirometry, from English respire, from Middle English respiren, from Old French respirer, from Latin respīrō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.
microrespirometric (English): Relating to microrespirometry
Definitions
- Relating to microrespirometry
Ancestry of “microrespirometric”, step by step
microrespirometric traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English respirometric
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | respirometric | Relating to respirometry |
| 2 | English | respirometry | A form of calorimetry that is used to measure the... |
| 3 | English | respire | To breathe in and out; to engage in the process... |
| 4 | Middle English | respiren | — |
| 5 | Old French | respirer | to respire; to breathe; to come back to life; to... |
| 6 | Latin | respīrō | to blow or breathe back; to breathe out, exhale |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |