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Where does “ultrafiltration” come from?

Ultrafiltration comes from English filtration combined with the Latin prefix ultra, which derives from Latin ultra meaning "beyond," itself from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- meaning "to go" or "to move."

ultrafiltration (English): Filtration through a semipermeable membrane that...

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  1. Filtration through a semipermeable membrane that...

Ancestry of “ultrafiltration”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfiltrationThe act or process of filtering; the mechanical...
2Frenchfiltrationfiltration
3French-ation-ation
4Middle French-ation-ation
5Old French-ation-ation
6Latin-ātiō—
7Latin-tiō—
8Latindissertātiō—
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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