Where does “photoacceptor” come from?
photoacceptor (English) comes from English acceptor, from English accept, from Middle English accepten, from Old French accepter, from Latin acceptō, from Latin accipiō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn- — in.
photoacceptor (English): A pigment that accepts a photon as the first stage in a photochemical reaction sequence
Definitions
- A pigment that accepts a photon as the first stage in a photochemical reaction sequence
Ancestry of “photoacceptor”, step by step
photoacceptor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English acceptor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | acceptor | One who accepts; One who accepts a draft or a... |
| 2 | English | accept | To receive, especially with a consent, with... |
| 3 | Middle English | accepten | to accept |
| 4 | Old French | accepter | to accept |
| 5 | Latin | acceptō | to take, receive, accept (regularly) |
| 6 | Latin | accipiō | to receive, accept, take |
| 7 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 8 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 9 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 10 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English photo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | photo | A photograph; A photo finish; To take a... |
| 2 | English | photography | The art and technology of producing images on... |
| 3 | French | photographie | photography; photograph |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φωτο- | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φῶς | Attic form of φᾰ́ος |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰáos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂os | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |