Where does “chemifluorescent” come from?
chemifluorescent (English) comes from English fluorescent, from English -ent, from Middle English -ent, from Old French -ent, from Latin -ens — Ending of the present active participle of second...
chemifluorescent (English): relating to, or exhibiting chemifluorescence
Definitions
- relating to, or exhibiting chemifluorescence
Ancestry of “chemifluorescent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | fluorescent | Of or relating to fluorescence; Exhibiting or... |
| 2 | English | -ent | Causing, promoting, or doing a certain action;... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ent | present participle suffix |
| 4 | Old French | -ent | — |
| 5 | Latin | -ens | Ending of the present active participle of second... |