Where does “ellipsometric” come from?
ellipsometric (English) comes from English ellipsometry, from English ellipse, from French ellipse, from Latin ellīpsis, from Ancient Greek ἔλλειψις, from Ancient Greek ἐλλείπω, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
ellipsometric (English): Of or pertaining to ellipsometry
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to ellipsometry
Ancestry of “ellipsometric”, step by step
ellipsometric traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ellipsometry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ellipsometry | An optical technique for the investigation of the... |
| 2 | English | ellipse | A closed curve, the locus of a point such that... |
| 3 | French | ellipse | ellipse; ellipsis |
| 4 | Latin | ellīpsis | ellipsis |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἔλλειψις | A falling short, defect; The conic section: an... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐλλείπω | to fall short, omit; I fall short, leave out; I... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐν- | in, within; on |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |