Where does “monowavelength” come from?
monowavelength (English) comes from English wavelength, from English length, from Middle English lengthe, from Old English lengþu, from Proto-Germanic langiþō, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.
monowavelength (English): Relating to light that has a single wavelength
Definitions
- Relating to light that has a single wavelength
Ancestry of “monowavelength”, step by step
monowavelength traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wavelength
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wavelength | The length of a single cycle of a wave, as... |
| 2 | English | length | The distance measured along the longest dimension... |
| 3 | Middle English | lengthe | length |
| 4 | Old English | lengþu | length |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | langiþō | longness, length |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | langaz | long |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dlongʰos | long |