Where does “detection” come from?
detection (English) comes from Latin detectio, from Latin detego, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.
detection (English): The act of detecting or sensing something;...
Definitions
- The act of detecting or sensing something;...
Ancestry of “detection”, step by step
detection traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin detectio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | detectio | detection |
| 2 | Latin | detego | I uncover, take off; reveal, disclose, detect,... |
| 3 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Latin dētēctiōnem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dētēctiōnem | — |
Words derived from “detection”
- photodetection
- immunodetection
- nondetection
- underdetection
- misdetection
- redetection
- autodetection
- codetection
- overdetection
- antidetection
- radioimmunodetection
- subdetection
- Detektion
- detectie
- biodetection
- chemodetection
- microdetection
- multidetection
- radiodetection
- serodetection
- thermodetection
- Detektionsgrenze
- deteksi
- immunophotodetection