Where does “astronomical transient” come from?
astronomical transient (English) comes from English transient, from Latin trānsiēns, from Latin trānseō, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- — smoke; mist, haze.
astronomical transient (English): A localized discrete transient optical spectrum...
Definitions
- A localized discrete transient optical spectrum...
Ancestry of “astronomical transient”, step by step
astronomical transient traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English transient
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | transient | Passing or disappearing with time; transitory;... |
| 2 | Latin | trānsiēns | traversing, crossing |
| 3 | Latin | trānseō | to traverse; cross, cross over; go across or over; pass, pass through, over or by |
| 4 | Latin | trāns | across, beyond |
| 5 | Latin | Padus | the River Po |
| 6 | Lepontic | Bodincus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via English astronomical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | astronomical | Of or relating to astronomy; Very large; of vast... |
| 2 | Middle French | astronomique | astronomic; astronomical |
| 3 | Latin | astronomicus | astronomical |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀστρονομικός | — |