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Where does “hyperpolarization” come from?

Hyperpolarization comes from English hyper- plus polarization, with polarization from French -ation and Latin -atio, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots expressing action and state.

hyperpolarization (English): The act or process of hyperpolarizing

Definitions

  1. The act or process of hyperpolarizing

Ancestry of “hyperpolarization”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpolarizationthe production or the condition of polarity; the...
2Frenchpolarisationpolarization, polarisation
3French-ation-ation
4Middle French-ation-ation
5Old French-ation-ation
6Latin-ātiō—
7Latin-tiō—
8Latindissertātiō—
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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