Where does “penicylinder” come from?
penicylinder (English) comes from English penicillin, from Translingual Penicillium, from Latin pēnicillum, from Latin -illus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
penicylinder (English): A small cylinder that can be coated with bacteria...
Definitions
- A small cylinder that can be coated with bacteria...
Ancestry of “penicylinder”, step by step
penicylinder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English penicillin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | penicillin | Any of a group of narrow-spectrum antibiotics... |
| 2 | Translingual | Penicillium | genus |
| 3 | Latin | pēnicillum | A painter's brush |
| 4 | Latin | -illus | Used to form adjectives from nouns |
| 5 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English cylinder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cylinder | A surface created by projecting a closed... |
| 2 | Middle French | chilindre | cylinder |
| 3 | Latin | cylindrus | cylinder; a roller; a cylindrical stone for... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κύλινδρος | round stone, tumbler, marble; roller, cylinder;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κυλίνδω | I roll, turn over |