Where does “cryotron” come from?

cryotron (English) comes from English tron — Obsolete form of trone.

cryotron (English): A switch that employs superconductivity

Definitions

  1. A switch that employs superconductivity

Ancestry of “cryotron”, step by step

cryotron traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tron

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtronObsolete form of trone

via English cryo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcryocryoprecipitate
Every word from English tron