Where does “slideflask” come from?
slideflask (English) comes from English Side, from Middle English side, from Old English sīde, from Proto-West Germanic *sīdā, from Medieval Latin sida, from Late Latin seta, from Latin saeta, from Proto-Italic saitā — to satiate, satisfy.
slideflask (English): A biological culture vessel incorporated into a microscope slide
Definitions
- A biological culture vessel incorporated into a microscope slide
Ancestry of “slideflask”, step by step
slideflask traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Side
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Side | A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape |
| 2 | Middle English | side | custom |
| 3 | Old English | sīde | side, flank |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *sīdā | side |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | sida | — |
| 6 | Late Latin | seta | Alternative form of saeta; hair, bristle; bristle |
| 7 | Latin | saeta | a bristle, hair on an animal; silk |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | saitā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂ito- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂ey- | to bind, fetter |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂- | to satiate, satisfy |
via English flask
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | flask | A narrow-necked vessel of metal or glass, used... |
| 2 | Middle English | flask | A small barrel for beer storage; A container for... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | flascon | — |
| 4 | Frankish | flaska | bottle, flask |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flaskǭ | a plaiting-covered vessel; bottle, flask |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | flehtaną | to plait, to weave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |