Where does “microstrip” come from?
Microstrip derives from English strip, which comes from English stripe, traced to Proto-Indo-European smēyg- and ultimately Proto-Indo-European smē-.
microstrip (English): A thin conducting strip, separated from another...
Definitions
- A thin conducting strip, separated from another...
Ancestry of “microstrip”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | strip | A long, thin piece of land; any long, thin area;... |
| 2 | Middle English | strepen | to remove the clothes of, undress, strip; to peel... |
| 3 | Old English | strīepan | plunder |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | strēpōną | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter(h₁)- | to be stiff; be rigid; exert |