Where does “midinfrared” come from?
midinfrared (English) comes from English infrared, from English infra, from Latin infra, from Latin īnferā, from French inférer, from Latin īnferō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.
midinfrared (English): Within the infrared portion of the spectrum
Definitions
- Within the infrared portion of the spectrum
Ancestry of “midinfrared”, step by step
midinfrared traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English infrared
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | infrared | electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength longer... |
| 2 | English | infra | Discussed later; Infrastructure |
| 3 | Latin | infra | below |
| 4 | Latin | īnferā | — |
| 5 | French | inférer | to infer |
| 6 | Latin | īnferō | to carry, bring, put, place, or throw in, into, to, or upon somewhere or something; insert |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English MID
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | MID | Initialism of mobile information device |
| 2 | English | mid-range | Of a central or halfway point |
| 3 | English | range | A line or series of mountains, buildings, etc; A... |
| 4 | Middle English | rengen | — |
| 5 | Old French | rengier | to line up; to form ranks |
| 6 | Old French | reng | place; position |
| 7 | Latin | rencus | row; order, rank |
| 8 | Gaulish | rekos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | reketi | to arrange |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (H)rek- | to set in order |