Where does “termoscanner” come from?

termoscanner (Italian) comes from Italian scanner, from English scanner, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.

termoscanner (Italian): handheld contactless thermometer

Definitions

  1. handheld contactless thermometer

Ancestry of “termoscanner”, step by step

termoscanner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian scanner

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianscannerscanner
2EnglishscannerA device which scans documents in order to...
3English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
4Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
5Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
6Latin-ārefirst conjugation
7Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
8Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
11Chichewaiyehe, she

via Italian termo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantermo
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from English -erEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti
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