Where does “cascode” come from?
cascode (English) comes from English cascade, from French cascade, from Italian cascata, from Italian cascare, from Vulgar Latin casicare, from Latin cadēre, from Latin cadō, from Proto-Italic kadō — to fall.
cascode (English): A two-stage amplifier consisting of a common-emitter stage feeding into a common-base stage
Definitions
- A two-stage amplifier consisting of a common-emitter stage feeding into a common-base stage
Ancestry of “cascode”, step by step
cascode traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cascade
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cascade | A waterfall or series of small waterfalls; A... |
| 2 | French | cascade | cascade; a stunt performed for cinematic... |
| 3 | Italian | cascata | cascade, waterfall; fall; cascade |
| 4 | Italian | cascare | to fall |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | casicare | present active infinitive of *casicō |
| 6 | Latin | cadēre | — |
| 7 | Latin | cadō | to fall, to fall out |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kadō | fall, sink |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱad- | to fall |
via English cathode
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cathode | An electrode, of a cell or other electrically... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κάθοδος | way down, descent |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κατά | |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | καταστερίζω | to place among the stars; I put among the stars |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | astḗr | star |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |