Where does “halofinding” come from?

halofinding (English) comes from English finding, from English find, from Middle English finden, from Old English findan, from Proto-West Germanic finþan, from Proto-Germanic finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European pent- — to pass; path.

halofinding (English): The use of computation to identify haloes in...

Definitions

  1. The use of computation to identify haloes in...

Ancestry of “halofinding”, step by step

halofinding traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English finding

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfindingA result of research or an investigation; A...
2EnglishfindTo encounter or discover by accident; to happen...
3Middle Englishfindento find; to discover
4Old Englishfindanto find, meet
5Proto-West Germanicfinþanto find, to discover, to come upon
6Proto-Germanicfinþanąto find, to discover, to come upon
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path

via English halo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhaloA circular band of coloured light, visible around...
2Latinhalōshalo (a circle around the sun or moon)
3Ancient Greekἅλωςthreshing floor; grain on the floor; disk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pent-