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Where does “photoneutrino” come from?

photoneutrino (English) comes from English neutrino, from English neutron, from English neutral, from Middle French neutral, from Old French neutral, from Latin neutrālis, from Latin neuter, from Latin nē — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

photoneutrino (English): A neutrino that is produced when a high-energy...

Definitions

  1. A neutrino that is produced when a high-energy...

Ancestry of “photoneutrino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishneutrinoAn elementary particle that is classified as a...
2EnglishneutronA subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus...
3EnglishneutralNot taking sides in a conflict such as war;...
4Middle Frenchneutral—
5Old Frenchneutral—
6Latinneutrālis—
7Latinneuterneither; neuter; neuter, intransitive
8Latinnē—
9Latingēns—
10Proto-Italic*gentis—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
12Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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