Where does “mikrokanavalevy” come from?
mikrokanavalevy (Finnish) comes from Finnish mikrokanava, from Finnish kanava, from Russian кана́ва, from Polish kanał, from Italian canale, from Latin canālis, from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα — reed; a certain unit of length.
mikrokanavalevy (Finnish): microchannel plate
Definitions
- microchannel plate
Ancestry of “mikrokanavalevy”, step by step
mikrokanavalevy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish mikrokanava
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mikrokanava | microchannel |
| 2 | Finnish | kanava | canal; channel; duct |
| 3 | Russian | кана́ва | ditch, gutter, drain, trench |
| 4 | Polish | kanał | channel, canal; feed |
| 5 | Italian | canale | channel; canal; conduit |
| 6 | Latin | canālis | a pipe, spout, channel, conduit |
| 7 | Latin | canna | A reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κάννα | giant reed; reed mat |
| 9 | Akkadian | 𒄀 | reed; a certain unit of length |
| 10 | Sumerian | 𒄀 | reed; a certain unit of length |