Where does “piezomicromanipulator” come from?
piezomicromanipulator (English) comes from English micromanipulator, from English manipulator, from English manipulate, from English manipulation, from French manipulation, from French -tion, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
piezomicromanipulator (English): A piezomechanical micromanipulator
Definitions
- A piezomechanical micromanipulator
Ancestry of “piezomicromanipulator”, step by step
piezomicromanipulator traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English micromanipulator
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | micromanipulator | a device, used for micromanipulation, consisting... |
| 2 | English | manipulator | Agent noun of manipulate; one who manipulates; A... |
| 3 | English | manipulate | To move, arrange or operate something using the... |
| 4 | English | manipulation | The practice of manipulating or the state of... |
| 5 | French | manipulation | manipulation |
| 6 | French | -tion | Used to indicate action, condition, result or... |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |