Where does “microstepper” come from?
microstepper (English) comes from English stepper, from English step, from English stepchild, from Middle English stepchild, from Old English stēopċild, from Old English ċild, from Proto-Germanic kelþaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵelt- — to swallow; swallow.
microstepper (English): A stepping motor capable of making microsteps
Definitions
- A stepping motor capable of making microsteps
Ancestry of “microstepper”, step by step
microstepper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stepper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stepper | A person or animal that steps, especially... |
| 2 | English | step | An advance or movement made from one foot to the... |
| 3 | English | stepchild | The child of one's spouse but not one's own; A... |
| 4 | Middle English | stepchild | stepchild child of a spouse |
| 5 | Old English | stēopċild | stepchild |
| 6 | Old English | ċild | child, youth; fetus; female baby; child |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kelþaz | fetus; newborn; infant; child |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵelt- | womb |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |