Where does “pavementing” come from?
pavementing (English) comes from English ing, from Middle English ing, from Old English ing, from Old Norse eng, from Proto-Germanic angijō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énkos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
pavementing (English): The situation where damaged endothelium undergoes a change in properties that allows leukocytes to adhere to it
Definitions
- The situation where damaged endothelium undergoes a change in properties that allows leukocytes to adhere to it
Ancestry of “pavementing”, step by step
pavementing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ing | A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ing | — |
| 3 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 4 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via English pavement
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pavement | A paved surface; a hard covering on the ground;... |
| 2 | Middle English | pament | pavement |
| 3 | Middle French | pavement | — |
| 4 | Latin | pavīmentum | a floor composed of small stones beaten down |
| 5 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 6 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |