Where does “fluorodetector” come from?
fluorodetector (English) comes from English detector, from English detect, from Latin detectus, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
fluorodetector (English): A fluorescence detector
Definitions
- A fluorescence detector
Ancestry of “fluorodetector”, step by step
fluorodetector traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English detector
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | detector | A device capable of registering a specific... |
| 2 | English | detect | to discover or find by careful search,... |
| 3 | Latin | detectus | uncovered, revealed, disclosed |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via English fluoro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fluoro | A fluorescent light; Of a fluorescent colour |
| 2 | English | -o | A colloquializing suffix; A type of person; Can... |
| 3 | English | O | A blood type that lacks A or B antigens and may... |
| 4 | Middle English | O | — |
| 5 | Old English | o | ever, always |
| 6 | Latin | o | The name of the letter "O"; o!; oh! |
| 7 | Etruscan | 𐌏 | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ο | Lower-case omicron (ὂ μικρόν), the 15th letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. It represented the close-mid back rounded vowel. It is preceded by ξ and followed by π |
| 9 | Phoenician | 𐤏 | ayin; ʿayin |
| 10 | Egyptian | 𓁹 | — |