Where does “phase shifter” come from?
phase shifter (English) comes from English shifter, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
phase shifter (English): A type of microwave network
Definitions
- A type of microwave network
Ancestry of “phase shifter”, step by step
phase shifter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English shifter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shifter | One who, or that which, shifts or changes; A word... |
| 2 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 3 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 4 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English phase
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phase | A distinguishable part of a sequence or cycle... |
| 2 | New Latin | phasis | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φάσις | appearance; utterance, statement, expression |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φαίνω | I cause to appear, bring to light; I show,... |
| 5 | English | -type | impressed form; stamp; print; typical form; Used... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |