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Where does “nonbirefringence” come from?

nonbirefringence (English) comes from English birefringence, from English refringence, from English refringe, from Latin refringere, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

nonbirefringence (English): The condition of being nonbirefringent

Definitions

  1. The condition of being nonbirefringent

Ancestry of “nonbirefringence”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbirefringenceThe splitting of a ray of light into two parallel...
2Englishrefringencerefractive power; refraction
3EnglishrefringeTo infringe; To refract
4Latinrefringeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
5Latinrĕ-—
6Latinprōdūcō—
7Latinprō-—
8Proto-Italic*pro-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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