Where does “autoresonance” come from?
autoresonance (English) comes from English resonance, from Old French resonance, from Latin resonantia, from Latin resonans, from Latin resono, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
autoresonance (English): self-sustained resonance
Definitions
- self-sustained resonance
Ancestry of “autoresonance”, step by step
autoresonance traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English resonance
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | resonance | The quality of being resonant; A resonant sound,... |
| 2 | Old French | resonance | resonance; reason |
| 3 | Latin | resonantia | echo, resonance |
| 4 | Latin | resonans | resounding; echoing |
| 5 | Latin | resono | I sound or ring again, resound, reecho; call... |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
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,... |