Where does “autodiffusion” come from?
autodiffusion (English) comes from English auto, from English automatic, from French automatique, from French automate, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματον, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματος, from Ancient Greek μέμαα, from Ancient Greek μέμονα — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
autodiffusion (English): The diffusion of atoms or molecules among similar...
Definitions
- The diffusion of atoms or molecules among similar...
Ancestry of “autodiffusion”, step by step
autodiffusion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English auto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | auto | Clipping of automatic; An automobile; A setting... |
| 2 | English | automatic | Capable of operating without external control or... |
| 3 | French | automatique | automatic |
| 4 | French | automate | automaton |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματον | accident, mere chance |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματος | self-willed, unbidden; self-moving,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέμαα | to wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μέμονα | to be minded or inclined; to be eager; to hasten |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | memóne | to think, to be mindful; to remember |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
via English diffusion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | diffusion | The act of diffusing or dispersing something, or... |
| 2 | Latin | diffusio | spreading out, increase in extent or breadth |
| 3 | Latin | diffundō | to diffuse, scatter |
| 4 | Latin | fundō | to pour out, shed |
| 5 | Latin | fundus | bottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |