Where does “ellipsometry” come from?
ellipsometry (English) comes 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, from Ancient Greek δέρμα — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
ellipsometry (English): An optical technique for the investigation of the...
Definitions
- An optical technique for the investigation of the...
Ancestry of “ellipsometry”, step by step
ellipsometry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ellipse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ellipse | A closed curve, the locus of a point such that... |
| 2 | French | ellipse | ellipse; ellipsis |
| 3 | Latin | ellīpsis | ellipsis |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἔλλειψις | A falling short, defect; The conic section: an... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐλλείπω | to fall short, omit; I fall short, leave out; I... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐν- | in, within; on |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via English ‐o‐
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ‐o‐ | — |
| 2 | English | -prim | Used to form names of trimethoprim derivatives acting as |
| 3 | English | trimethoprim | A synthetic antibiotic used to treat malaria and... |
| 4 | English | trimethoxy | Three methoxy groups in a molecule |
| 5 | English | methoxy | The univalent radical CH-O- derived from methanol |
| 6 | English | oxy- | Sharp, keen, acute, pungent, acid; Concerning... |
| 7 | English | oxygen | The chemical element with an atomic number of 8... |
| 8 | French | oxygène | oxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | γένος | offspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | génos | family; race |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |