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Where does “dephasing” come from?

dephasing (English) comes from English phasing, from English phase, from New Latin phasis, from Ancient Greek φάσις, from Ancient Greek φαίνω, from English -type, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω — to push, to hit.

dephasing (English): A loss of the synchronization or coherence caused...

Definitions

  1. A loss of the synchronization or coherence caused...

Ancestry of “dephasing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishphasingpresent participle of phase; Movement through...
2EnglishphaseA distinguishable part of a sequence or cycle...
3New Latinphasis—
4Ancient Greekφάσιςappearance; utterance, statement, expression
5Ancient GreekφαίνωI cause to appear, bring to light; I show,...
6English-typeimpressed form; stamp; print; typical form; Used...
7Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
8Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
9Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
10Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
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