Where does “microthermoforming” come from?

microthermoforming (English) comes from English thermoforming, from English thermoform, from English form, from Middle English forme, from Old English forma, from Old English fore, from Proto-Germanic furai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- — passed , crossed.

microthermoforming (English): microscale thermoforming

Definitions

  1. microscale thermoforming

Ancestry of “microthermoforming”, step by step

microthermoforming traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English thermoforming

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthermoformingManufacturing process where a plastic sheet is...
2EnglishthermoformTo use a method of shaping, especially for...
3EnglishformTo do with shape; To do with structure or...
4Middle Englishformefirst; shape, figure, manner, bench, frame, seat,...
5Old Englishformafirst
6Old Englishforebefore; forepart, front
7Proto-Germanicfuraibefore, in front of; before, in front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English micro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicroSmall, relatively small; short form of...
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-
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