Where does “slidewire” come from?

slidewire (English) comes from English wire, from Middle English wir, from Old English wīr, from English myrtle, from Old French myrte, from Latin myrtus, from Ancient Greek μύρτος, from Ancient Greek μυρίκη.

slidewire (English): A wire that measures resistance in a Wheatstone...

Definitions

  1. A wire that measures resistance in a Wheatstone...

Ancestry of “slidewire”, step by step

slidewire traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English wire

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwireMetal formed into a thin, even thread, now...
2Middle Englishwir
3Old Englishwīrwire, metal thread, wire-ornament
4EnglishmyrtleAn evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus...
5Old Frenchmyrte
6Latinmyrtusmyrtle
7Ancient Greekμύρτοςmyrtle; twig or spray of myrtle
8Ancient Greekμυρίκηtamarisk
9Ancient Greek-ίκη

via English slide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishslideTo move in continuous contact with a surface; To...
2Middle EnglishslidenTo slide; to propel oneself along a surface; To...
3Old Englishslīdanto slide
4Proto-Germanicslīdanąto slide, to slip
5Proto-Indo-Europeansléydʰ-e-ti
6Proto-Indo-Europeansleydʰ-to slip, slide; to be slippery, slick
Every word from Ancient Greek -ίκηEvery word from Ancient Greek μυρίκηEvery word from Ancient Greek μύρτος