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Where does “emitter” come from?

Emitter comes from English emit, from Latin emitto, combining ex and -are, tracing back through Latin -arius and -us to Proto-Italic -os.

emitter (English): That which emits something; One terminal of a...

Definitions

  1. That which emits something; One terminal of a...

Ancestry of “emitter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishemitto send out or give off
2Latinēmittō—
3LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
4Latincommūnicō—
5Latincommūnis—
6Old Latincom(m)oinis—
7Proto-Italickommoinis—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “emitter”

  • photoemitter
  • radioemitter
  • emitter
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