Where does “siphonate” come from?

siphonate (English) comes from English siphon, from Middle French siphon, from Old French sifon, from Latin sīphō, from Ancient Greek σίφων — tube, pipe; siphon, used for drawing wine out of...

siphonate (English): Having a siphon or siphons; Belonging to the...

Definitions

  1. Having a siphon or siphons; Belonging to the...

Ancestry of “siphonate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsiphonA bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the...
2Middle Frenchsiphon—
3Old Frenchsifon—
4Latinsīphōa siphon or tube
5Ancient Greekσίφωνtube, pipe; siphon, used for drawing wine out of...

Words derived from “siphonate”

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