Where does “backscattering” come from?
Backscattering derives from English back and scattering, with back tracing through French bac and Middle English bakke to Old Swedish nattbakka, Latin bassus, Ancient Greek βάσις, and ultimately Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis meaning foundation or base.
backscattering (English): The scattering of waves, particles, or signals...
Definitions
- The scattering of waves, particles, or signals...
Ancestry of “backscattering”, step by step
backscattering traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English back
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | back | Near the rear; Not current; Far from the main... |
| 2 | French | bac | ferry; vat; high school exit exam in France; A... |
| 3 | French | baccalauréat | baccalaureat; bachelor's degree |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | baccalaureatus | bachelor's degree |
| 5 | Latin | baccalaureus | bachelor |
| 6 | Latin | laurea | laurel, bay tree; crown, wreath or branch of... |
| 7 | Latin | laurus | laurel tree; laurels; a crown of laurel |
| 8 | English | -aceous | Of, relating to, resembling or containing the... |
| 9 | Latin | -āceus | aceous; resembling, having the nature of, forming, belonging to |
| 10 | Latin | -āx | ish, -y |
| 11 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 12 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via English scattering
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scattering | present participle of scatter; A small quantity... |