Where does “titrate” come from?
Titrate comes from French titrer, derived from French titre and Old French title, ultimately from Latin titulus meaning inscription or label.
titrate (English): To ascertain the amount of a constituent in a...
Definitions
- To ascertain the amount of a constituent in a...
Ancestry of “titrate”, step by step
titrate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French titrer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | titrer | to title; to titrate |
| 2 | French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs |
| 3 | Middle French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;... |
| 4 | Old French | -ier | suffix used to form infinitives of first... |
via English titration
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | titration | The determination of the concentration of some... |