Where does “athermality” come from?

athermality (English) comes from English athermal, from English A, from English AND, from Middle English and, from Old English and, from Proto-Germanic andi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.

athermality (English): The condition of being athermal

Definitions

  1. The condition of being athermal

Ancestry of “athermality”, step by step

athermality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English athermal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishathermalDescribing any process that does not involve...
2EnglishAThe ordinal number first, derived from this...
3EnglishANDAlternative form of ∧, the conjunction operator;...
4Middle Englishandand, and then; however, yet, but, though. while;...
5Old Englishandand; even; also
6Proto-Germanicandiin addition, furthermore, and
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via English ity

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishity
2Ingrian-uUsed to form nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-
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