Where does “milliprobe” come from?

milliprobe (English) comes from English probe, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

milliprobe (English): Any of various very small scientific probes, especially such a spectrometer

Definitions

  1. Any of various very small scientific probes, especially such a spectrometer

Ancestry of “milliprobe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprobeAny of various medical instruments used to...
2Latinprobāre
3Latinprobōto approve, permit, commend
4LatinProbusgood, serviceable, excellent, superior, able
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-bhwo-being in front, prominent
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós
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