Where does “pervaporation” come from?
pervaporation (English) comes from English evaporation, from French évaporation, from Latin evaporatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
pervaporation (English): A technique whereby the components of a mixture...
Definitions
- A technique whereby the components of a mixture...
Ancestry of “pervaporation”, step by step
pervaporation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English evaporation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | evaporation | The process of a liquid converting to the gaseous... |
| 2 | French | évaporation | evaporation |
| 3 | Latin | evaporatio | evaporation |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English permeation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | permeation | The movement of a fluid through a porous or... |