Where does “photointermediate” come from?
photointermediate (English) comes from English intermediate, from Medieval Latin intermediatus, from Latin intermediare, from Late Latin mediare, from Latin medio, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus — to put, to place; to locate.
photointermediate (English): Any (normally metastable) intermediate in a photochemical reaction
Definitions
- Any (normally metastable) intermediate in a photochemical reaction
Ancestry of “photointermediate”, step by step
photointermediate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English intermediate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | intermediate | Being between two extremes, or in the middle of a... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | intermediatus | — |
| 3 | Latin | intermediare | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | mediare | to mediate; present active infinitive of mediō;... |
| 5 | Latin | medio | I halve, divide in the middle; I am in the... |
| 6 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 7 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 8 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |
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- | — |