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Where does “excimer” come from?

Excimer comes from English -mer, derived from Ancient Greek μέρος meaning "part," from Ancient Greek μείρομαι meaning "to allot," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European (s)mer-.

excimer (English): Any diatomic exciplex

Definitions

  1. Any diatomic exciplex

Ancestry of “excimer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexcitedHaving great enthusiasm; Being in a state of...
2EnglishexciteTo stir the emotions of; To arouse or bring out ;...
3Middle Englishexciten—
4Old Frenchexciter—
5Latinexcitō—
6LatinexcieoAlternative form of exciō; call out, arouse,...
7Latinex-out, away; throughout; thoroughly
8LatineThe name of the letter "E"; out of, from
9LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
10Latincommūnicō—
11Latincommūnis—
12Old Latincom(m)oinis—
13Proto-Italickommoinis—
14Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
15Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
16Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
17Middle Englishkyt—

Words derived from “excimer”

  • excimerization
  • heteroexcimer
Every word from Middle English kyt →