Where does “microsyneresis” come from?
microsyneresis (English) comes from English syneresis, from English synaeresis, from Ancient Greek συναίρεσις, from Ancient Greek αἵρεσις, from Ancient Greek αἱρέω, from Proto-Hellenic həřřéyō, from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
microsyneresis (English): syneresis in which the exudation of the liquid is from microscopic regions within the gel
Definitions
- syneresis in which the exudation of the liquid is from microscopic regions within the gel
Ancestry of “microsyneresis”, step by step
microsyneresis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English syneresis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | syneresis | Alternative spelling of synaeresis |
| 2 | English | synaeresis | the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong or... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | συναίρεσις | taking or drawing together; contraction, closing;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | αἵρεσις | taking, receiving; a choice, selection; a purpose |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αἱρέω | to take, grasp, seize; to win, gain; to convict,... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | həřřéyō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sēr- | to flow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |