Where does “ignitron” come from?
ignitron (English) comes from English ignite, from Latin ignitus, from Latin igniō, from Latin -iō, from Proto-West Germanic -jō, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
ignitron (English): A form of rectifier having a pool of mercury as...
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Ancestry of “ignitron”, step by step
ignitron traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ignite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ignite | to set fire to (something), to light (something) |
| 2 | Latin | ignitus | ignited, set on fire |
| 3 | Latin | igniō | to ignite, set on fire |
| 4 | Latin | -iō | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -jō | Forms agent nouns from verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English tron
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tron | Obsolete form of trone |