Where does “orbitrap” come from?
orbitrap (English) comes from English trap, from Middle English trappe, from Old English træppe, from Proto-Germanic trap-, from Proto-Indo-European dreb-, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
orbitrap (English): A mass analyzer consisting of an outer...
Definitions
- A mass analyzer consisting of an outer...
Ancestry of “orbitrap”, step by step
orbitrap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English trap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trap | A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body |
| 2 | Middle English | trappe | trap |
| 3 | Old English | træppe | a trap |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | trap- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dreb- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | der- | to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to... |
via English orbit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | orbit | A circular or elliptical path of one object... |
| 2 | Romanian | orbi | to blind, deprive of sight; to go blind, lose... |
| 3 | Romanian | orb | blind; blind man |
| 4 | Latin | orbus | bereaved, bereft, deprived by death; deprived,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃órbʰos | orphan; servant, slave, worker |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |