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Where does “biexcitonic” come from?

biexcitonic (English) comes from English biexciton, from English exciton, from English excite, from Middle English exciten, from Old French exciter, from Latin excitō, from Latin excieo, from Latin ex- — Deictic particle, here; Post-positional...

biexcitonic (English): Of or pertaining to biexcitons

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to biexcitons

Ancestry of “biexcitonic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbiexcitonA quantum combination of two excitons
2EnglishexcitonA bound state of an electron and an electron hole...
3EnglishexciteTo stir the emotions of; To arouse or bring out ;...
4Middle Englishexciten—
5Old Frenchexciter—
6Latinexcitō—
7LatinexcieoAlternative form of exciō; call out, arouse,...
8Latinex-out, away; throughout; thoroughly
9LatineThe name of the letter "E"; out of, from
10LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
11Latincommūnicō—
12Latincommūnis—
13Old Latincom(m)oinis—
14Proto-Italickommoinis—
15Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
16Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
17Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
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