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Where does “photocorrosion” come from?

photocorrosion (English) comes from English corrosion, from Old French corrosion, from Latin corrōsiōnem, from Latin corrōdō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

photocorrosion (English): corrosion by the action of light

Definitions

  1. corrosion by the action of light

Ancestry of “photocorrosion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcorrosionThe act of corroding or the condition so...
2Old Frenchcorrosioncorrosion
3Latincorrōsiōnem—
4Latincorrōdō—
5Latincōn-—
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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