Where does “photogain” come from?
photogain (English) comes from English gain, from Middle French gain, from Old French gaaing, from Old French gaaignier, from Vulgar Latin *wadaniāre, from English unspecified, from English Un-, from Middle English un- — not.
photogain (English): The gain of a photodetector or photomultiplier
Definitions
- The gain of a photodetector or photomultiplier
Ancestry of “photogain”, step by step
photogain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gain
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gain | To acquire possession of; To have or receive... |
| 2 | Middle French | gain | income |
| 3 | Old French | gaaing | gain |
| 4 | Old French | gaaignier | Alternative form of gaigner; to earn, gain,... |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | *wadaniāre | — |
| 6 | English | unspecified | Not specified; not thoroughly explained or... |
| 7 | English | Un- | not |
| 8 | Middle English | un- | — |
| 9 | Old English | un- | negation or absence of: un-, non-; bad; forms... |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |
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- | — |