Where does “stereotrode” come from?

stereotrode (English) comes from English stereo, from English stereotype, from French stéréotype, from French type, from Latin typus, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp- — to push, to hit.

stereotrode (English): A pair of closely-spaced microelectrodes used for...

Definitions

  1. A pair of closely-spaced microelectrodes used for...

Ancestry of “stereotrode”, step by step

stereotrode traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English stereo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstereoA system of recording or reproducing sound that...
2EnglishstereotypeA conventional, formulaic, and often...
3FrenchstéréotypeA stereotype, as in conventional, formulaic, and...
4Frenchtypetype; sort, kind; guy, bloke, man; typeface
5Latintypusfigure, image; type, form, sort, kind; form,...
6Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
7Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
8Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
9Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via English electrode

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishelectrodethe terminal through which electric current...
2Ancient Greekὁδόςthreshold; road, path, way; journey, trip,...
3Proto-Hellenic*hodós
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-Every word from Ancient Greek τύπτω