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Where does “phosphoimager” come from?

phosphoimager (English) comes from English phospho-, from English Phosphorus, from Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek Φωσφόρος, from Ancient Greek -φόρος, from Ancient Greek φέρω, from Proto-Hellenic pʰérō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti — shiny, light brown.

phosphoimager (English): A device used to read a photostimulable phosphor ...

Definitions

  1. A device used to read a photostimulable phosphor ...

Ancestry of “phosphoimager”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishphospho-phosphorus
2EnglishPhosphorus—
3Latinphōsphorus—
4Ancient GreekΦωσφόροςthe bearer of light
5Ancient Greek-φόρος-bearing, -carrying; carrying, bearing; bringing
6Ancient GreekφέρωI bring, bear, carry
7Proto-Hellenicpʰérōto bear
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
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