Where does “phosphorescence” come from?
Phosphorescence derives from French phosphorescence, from Modern Latin phosphorescentia, coined from Latin phosphorus meaning "light-bearing," ultimately from Greek phōsphóros combining phôs "light" and phérein "to carry."
phosphorescence (English): The emission of light without any perceptible...
Definitions
- The emission of light without any perceptible...
Ancestry of “phosphorescence”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | phosphorescent | Having the property of emitting light for a... |
| 2 | English | -escent | beginning to be; becoming; resembling |
| 3 | Latin | -escens | — |
| 4 | Latin | -esco | Forms verbs from adjectives meaning "become " |
| 5 | Latin | -eo | Forms stative verbs from adjectives; dative... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ēō | Forms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ējō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁yeti | Thematicization of the athematic stative verbal... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
Words derived from “phosphorescence”