Where does “inhomogeneity” come from?

Inhomogeneity derives from Middle English in- (not) plus Latin in- (not), from Latin in (in), tracing to Proto-Indo-European ne (not), oyd- (to go), en (in), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European en (in).

inhomogeneity (English): The state of being inhomogeneous; Something that...

Definitions

  1. The state of being inhomogeneous; Something that...

Ancestry of “inhomogeneity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishin-in, into, towards, within; in, into; Used with...
2Middle Englishin-—
3Old Englishin-in, into; on, upon; internal, positioned on the...
4Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
5Proto-West Germanic*in—
6Proto-Germanicinin; into
7Proto-Indo-Europeanénin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →Every word from Proto-Germanic in →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *in →