Where does “fluorescence” come from?
Fluorescence comes from English fluor- combined with the suffix -escence, which derives from Latin -esco, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European lewk- meaning to shine.
fluorescence (English): The emission of light by a material when...
Definitions
- The emission of light by a material when...
Ancestry of “fluorescence”, step by step
fluorescence traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fluorspar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fluorspar | A halide mineral composed of calcium fluoride |
| 2 | English | fluorite | A widely occurring mineral comprising calcium fluoride plus or minus impurities, of various colours, used as a flux in steelmaking, and in the manufacture of glass, enamels and hydrofluoric acid |
| 3 | English | -ite | Used to form nouns denoting followers or... |
| 4 | French | -ité | Alternative form of -té, giving a quality or... |
| 5 | Latin | -īta | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ίτης | Suffix forming a masculine noun: one connected... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
via English fluoresce
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fluoresce | To emit electromagnetic radiation, especially... |
Words derived from “fluorescence”
- immunofluorescence
- autofluorescence
- epifluorescence
- hyperfluorescence
- superfluorescence
- microimmunofluorescence
- microfluorescence
- chemifluorescence
- fluorescens
- transfluorescence
- biofluorescence
- fluorescence
- histofluorescence
- immunocytofluorescence
- bifluorescence
- cryofluorescence
- cytofluorescence
- hypofluorescence
- macrofluorescence
- magnetofluorescence
- multifluorescence
- neurofluorescence
- nonfluorescence
- pseudofluorescence