Where does “microseparator” come from?
microseparator (English) comes from English separator, from Latin separator, from Latin sēparō, from Latin parō, from Latin pectus, from Proto-Italic pektos, from Proto-Indo-European peg-, from English polyethylene glycol — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
microseparator (English): A very small-scale separator
Definitions
- A very small-scale separator
Ancestry of “microseparator”, step by step
microseparator traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English separator
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | separator | An object located between two or more things and... |
| 2 | Latin | separator | second-person singular future passive imperative... |
| 3 | Latin | sēparō | to divide, separate |
| 4 | Latin | parō | to arrange, order, contrive, design |
| 5 | Latin | pectus | chest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pektos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 8 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |