Where does “Tandemmassenspektrometrie” come from?
Tandemmassenspektrometrie (German) comes from German Tandem, from English tandem, from Latin tandem, from Latin tam, from Proto-Indo-European téh₂m, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
Tandemmassenspektrometrie (German): tandem mass spectrometry
Definitions
- tandem mass spectrometry
Ancestry of “Tandemmassenspektrometrie”, step by step
Tandemmassenspektrometrie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Tandem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Tandem | tandem bicycle |
| 2 | English | tandem | A carriage pulled by two or more draught animals (generally draught horses) harnessed one behind the other, both providing pulling power but only the animal in front being able to steer |
| 3 | Latin | tandem | at length, at last, finally, eventually |
| 4 | Latin | tam | so, so much, to such an extent, to such a degree |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | téh₂m | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
via German Massenspektrometrie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Massenspektrometrie | mass spectrometry |
| 2 | German | Maße | mass quantity of matter |
| 3 | Latin | massa | mass, bulk; load, burden; dough |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μᾶζα | barley-bread or cake |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μάσσω | to handle, work with my hands, knead; to wipe |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂ǵyéti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂ǵ- | to knead, stroke |