Where does “microtransmitter” come from?
microtransmitter (English) comes from English transmitter, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
microtransmitter (English): A very small transmitter, such as those used for medical instruments, electronic surveillance, etc
Definitions
- A very small transmitter, such as those used for medical instruments, electronic surveillance, etc
Ancestry of “microtransmitter”, step by step
microtransmitter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English transmitter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | transmitter | One who or that which transmits something; An... |
| 2 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 3 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 4 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |