Where does “microreceptor” come from?
microreceptor (Romanian) comes from Romanian receptor, from French récepteur, from Latin receptiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
microreceptor (Romanian): handset
Definitions
- handset
Ancestry of “microreceptor”, step by step
microreceptor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian receptor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | receptor | receiving |
| 2 | French | récepteur | receiver |
| 3 | Latin | receptiō | The act of receiving, reception |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Romanian microfon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | microfon | microphone |
| 2 | French | microphone | microphone |
| 3 | French | -phone | speaker of a specific language; something that... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φωνή | sound; Usually of the human voice: voice, cry,... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰōnā́ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰoh₂-néh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |