Where does “oxyregulator” come from?
oxyregulator (English) comes from English regulator, from English regulate, from Latin regulatus, from Latin rēgulō, from Latin rēgula, from Latin -ula, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
oxyregulator (English): Any organism that can achieve oxyregulation
Definitions
- Any organism that can achieve oxyregulation
Ancestry of “oxyregulator”, step by step
oxyregulator traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English regulator
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | regulator | A device that controls or limits something; A... |
| 2 | English | regulate | To dictate policy; To control or direct according... |
| 3 | Latin | regulatus | regulated, having been regulated |
| 4 | Latin | rēgulō | to direct, regulate |
| 5 | Latin | rēgula | rule, bar |
| 6 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via English Oxy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Oxy | Occidental College |
| 2 | English | oxygen | The chemical element with an atomic number of 8... |
| 3 | French | oxygène | oxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γένος | offspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | génos | family; race |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |