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Where does “adiabat” come from?

adiabat (English) comes from English adiabatic, from Ancient Greek ἀδιάβατος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

adiabat (English): The curve on a graph of pressure and temperature...

Definitions

  1. The curve on a graph of pressure and temperature...

Ancestry of “adiabat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishadiabaticThat occurs without gain or loss of heat; That...
2Ancient Greekἀδιάβατοςnot to be passed, impassable; not striding,...
3Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
4Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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