Where does “phosphorimager” come from?
phosphorimager (English) comes from English imager, from Middle English ymageour, from Old French imageor.
phosphorimager (English): phosphoimager
Definitions
- phosphoimager
Ancestry of “phosphorimager”, step by step
phosphorimager traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English imager
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | imager | One who images or forms likenesses; a sculptor; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | ymageour | One who images or forms likenesses; an imager;... |
| 3 | Old French | imageor | — |
via English phosphor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phosphor | Any of various compounds of transition metals or... |