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Where does “bosonize” come from?

bosonize (English) comes from English boson, from English -ön, from English -one, from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon, from French acétone, from Latin acētum.

bosonize (English): To describe a particle or system as if it were a...

Definitions

  1. To describe a particle or system as if it were a...

Ancestry of “bosonize”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbosonA particle with totally symmetric composite...
2English-ön—
3English-onea ketone; any similar compound containing a...
4EnglishketoneA homologous series of organic molecules whose...
5GermanKetonketone
6GermanAketonacetone
7Frenchacétoneacetone
8Latinacētum—
9French-ate-ate
10Latin-ātus—
11Proto-Italic-ātos—
12Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—

Words derived from “bosonize”

  • bosonization
  • debosonize
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →