Where does “spincoat” come from?

spincoat (English) comes from English spin, from Middle English spinnen, from Old English spinnan, from Proto-Germanic spinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénh₁-ne-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁- — to twist; to weave.

spincoat (English): To apply a thin film of material to a flat substrate that is slowly spinning

Definitions

  1. To apply a thin film of material to a flat substrate that is slowly spinning

Ancestry of “spincoat”, step by step

spincoat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English spin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspinTo rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction
2Middle EnglishspinnenTo spin or convert fibre into yarn; To make...
3Old Englishspinnanto spin
4Proto-Germanicspinnanąto spin
5Proto-Indo-European(s)pénh₁-ne-
6Proto-Indo-European(s)penh₁-to twist; to weave

via English coat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcoatAn outer garment covering the upper torso and...
2Middle EnglishcoteA coat, especially one worn as an undergarment or...
3Old Frenchcotteovershirt, tunic
4Frankishkottacoat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁-
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