Where does “diffractionist” come from?
diffractionist (English) comes from English diffraction, from New Latin diffrāctiō, from Latin diffractus, from Latin diffringo, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
diffractionist (English): A person who uses X-ray diffraction
Definitions
- A person who uses X-ray diffraction
Ancestry of “diffractionist”, step by step
diffractionist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English diffraction
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | diffraction | The bending of a wave around an obstacle; The... |
| 2 | New Latin | diffrāctiō | — |
| 3 | Latin | diffractus | shattered |
| 4 | Latin | diffringo | I shatter |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |