Where does “tensiometric” come from?
tensiometric (English) comes from English tensiometry, from English tension, from Middle French tension, from Latin tensiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
tensiometric (English): Relating to tensiometry
Definitions
- Relating to tensiometry
Ancestry of “tensiometric”, step by step
tensiometric traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tensiometry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tensiometry | The measurement of surface tension |
| 2 | English | tension | The condition of being held in a state between... |
| 3 | Middle French | tension | — |
| 4 | Latin | tensiō | stretching, stretching out, extension |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |