Where does “heterotransistor” come from?

heterotransistor (English) comes from English transistor, from English resistor, from English ‐or, from Middle English -our, from Old French -eor, from Latin -ator, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr.

heterotransistor (English): Synonym of heterojunction

Definitions

  1. Synonym of heterojunction

Ancestry of “heterotransistor”, step by step

heterotransistor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English transistor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtransistorA solid-state semiconductor device, with three...
2EnglishresistorOne who resists, especially a person who fights...
3English‐orCreates an agent noun, often from a verb, indicating a person or object (often machines or parts of them) that do the verb or part of speech with which they are formed
4Middle English-our
5Old French-eorAlternative form of -or
6Latin-ator-ator, -er; second-person singular future passive...
7Latin-tor-er
8Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
9Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
10Proto-Indo-European-tor-s

via English hetero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishheteroHeterosexual: of, pertaining to, or being a...
2EnglishheterosexualSexually attracted to members of the opposite...
3English-sexualForms a noun or adjective describing a state or...
4EnglishsexualArising from the fact of being male or female;...
5Latinsexuālissexual
6Latinsexusdivision; sex; gender
7Proto-Italicseksus
8Proto-Indo-Europeanséksus
9Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-sEvery word from Latin -torEvery word from Middle English -our