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
- A microscopic trajectory
Ancestry of “microtrajectory”, step by step
microtrajectory traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English trajectory
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trajectory | The path an object takes as it moves; The path of... |
| 2 | New Latin | trāiectōria | — |
| 3 | Latin | trāiectus | thrown or hurled (over) |
| 4 | Latin | trāiciō | to throw, cast or hurl across or over |
| 5 | Latin | trāditiō | a surrender, delivering up |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |