Where does “silicasome” come from?

silicasome (English) comes from English some, from Middle English som, from Old English sum, from Proto-West Germanic *sum, from Proto-Germanic sumaz, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

silicasome (English): A tiny container, made from silica, used for drug-delivery in chemotherapy

Definitions

  1. A tiny container, made from silica, used for drug-delivery in chemotherapy

Ancestry of “silicasome”, step by step

silicasome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English some

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsomeA certain number, at least two; An indefinite...
2Middle Englishsomsome
3Old Englishsumsome
4Proto-West Germanic*sumsome
5Proto-Germanicsumazsome (one), a certain (one)
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via English silica

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsilicaSilicon dioxide; Any of the silica group of the...
2New Latinsilica—
3Latinsilexpebble, stone, flint; rock, crag; lava
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →