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Where does “microtrajectory” come from?

microtrajectory (English) comes from English trajectory, from New Latin trāiectōria, from Latin trāiectus, from Latin trāiciō, from Latin trāditiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

microtrajectory (English): A microscopic trajectory

Definitions

  1. A microscopic trajectory

Ancestry of “microtrajectory”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtrajectoryThe path an object takes as it moves; The path of...
2New Latintrāiectōria—
3Latintrāiectus—
4Latintrāiciō—
5Latintrāditiō—
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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