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Where does “pentode” come from?

pentode (English) comes from English pent, from English pen, from English penetration, from Middle English penetracioun, from Old French penetracïon, from Latin penetrātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

pentode (English): a thermionic valve similar to a tetrode with the...

Definitions

  1. a thermionic valve similar to a tetrode with the...

Ancestry of “pentode”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpentConfinement; concealment; Confined in a pen,...
2EnglishpenAn enclosure used to contain domesticated...
3EnglishpenetrationThe act of penetrating something; Specifically,...
4Middle Englishpenetracioun—
5Old Frenchpenetracïon—
6Latinpenetrātiō—
7Latin-tiō—
8Latindissertātiō—
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “pentode”

  • photopentode
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