Where does “cryomodule” come from?
cryomodule (English) comes from English module, from French module, from Latin modulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
cryomodule (English): A supercooled section of a linac
Definitions
- A supercooled section of a linac
Ancestry of “cryomodule”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | module | A self-contained component of a system, often... |
| 2 | French | module | module |
| 3 | Latin | modulus | a small measure or interval; a module; a water... |
| 4 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |