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Where does “photoionisation” come from?

photoionisation (English) comes from English ionisation, from English -ation, from Middle English -acioun, from Old French -ation, from Latin -ātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

photoionisation (English): The ejection of electrons from an atom or other...

Definitions

  1. The ejection of electrons from an atom or other...

Ancestry of “photoionisation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishionisationAlternative spelling of ionization
2English-ationAn action or process; The result of an action or...
3Middle English-aciounForms nouns denoting an action, act, or doing,...
4Old French-ation-ation
5Latin-ātiō—
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “photoionisation”

  • photoionization
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