Where does “near infrared” come from?
near infrared (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.
near infrared (English): infrared light closest in wavelength to visible...
Definitions
- infrared light closest in wavelength to visible...
Ancestry of “near infrared”, step by step
near infrared 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 |