Where does “microdiffraction” come from?
microdiffraction (English) comes from English diffraction, from New Latin diffrāctiō, from Latin diffractus, from Latin diffringo, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
microdiffraction (English): diffraction that uses X-rays focused to a spot...
Definitions
- diffraction that uses X-rays focused to a spot...
Ancestry of “microdiffraction”, step by step
microdiffraction traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English diffraction
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | diffraction | The bending of a wave around an obstacle; The... |
| 2 | New Latin | diffrāctiō | — |
| 3 | Latin | diffractus | shattered |
| 4 | Latin | diffringo | I shatter |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |