Where does “photodisintegration” come from?
photodisintegration (English) comes from English disintegration, from English disintegrate, from English dis-, from Middle English dis-, from Old French des-, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
photodisintegration (English): Any nuclear reaction, especially a nuclear...
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- Any nuclear reaction, especially a nuclear...
Ancestry of “photodisintegration”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | disintegration | A process by which anything disintegrates; The... |
| 2 | English | disintegrate | To undo the integrity of, break into parts; To... |
| 3 | English | dis- | reversal or removal; apart; Used as an... |
| 4 | Middle English | dis- | dis-, de |
| 5 | Old French | des- | de-; dis- |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |