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Where does “magnetoelectroluminescence” come from?

magnetoelectroluminescence (English) comes from English electroluminescence, from English luminescence, from Latin lūmen, from English -escence, from Latin -escens, from Latin -esco, from Latin -eo, from Proto-Italic -ēō — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

magnetoelectroluminescence (English): A change in electroluminescence in response to a...

Definitions

  1. A change in electroluminescence in response to a...

Ancestry of “magnetoelectroluminescence”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishelectroluminescenceThe generation of light by the application of an...
2EnglishluminescenceAny emission of light that cannot be attributed...
3Latinlūmen—
4English-escencea specified process or state
5Latin-escens—
6Latin-escoForms verbs from adjectives meaning "become "
7Latin-eoForms stative verbs from adjectives; dative...
8Proto-Italic-ēōForms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;...
9Proto-Italic-ējō—
10Proto-Indo-European-éh₁yetiThematicization of the athematic stative verbal...
11Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
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