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Where does “nonsuperconductor” come from?

nonsuperconductor (English) comes from English superconductor, from English conductor, from Middle French conductour, from Old French conduitor, from Latin conductor, from Latin condūcō, from Latin dūcō, from Proto-Italic doukō — to pull, to draw; to lead.

nonsuperconductor (English): A material that is not a superconductor

Definitions

  1. A material that is not a superconductor

Ancestry of “nonsuperconductor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsuperconductorA substance that has no resistance to conducting...
2EnglishconductorOne who conducts or leads; a guide; a director; A...
3Middle Frenchconductour—
4Old Frenchconduitor—
5Latinconductoremployer, entrepreneur; contractor; conductor
6Latincondūcō—
7Latindūcō—
8Proto-Italicdoukōlead
9Proto-Indo-Europeandéwketi—
10Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
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