Where does “microsuction” come from?
microsuction (English) comes from English suction, from Vulgar Latin suctio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
microsuction (English): The removal of earwax from the ear using a small suction tube and probe
Definitions
- The removal of earwax from the ear using a small suction tube and probe
Ancestry of “microsuction”, step by step
microsuction traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English suction
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | suction | A force which pushes matter from one space into... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | suctio | — |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |