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Where does “photorefractively” come from?

photorefractively (English) comes from English photorefractive, from English refractive, from English refract, from Latin refractum, from Latin refractus, from Latin refringere, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.

photorefractively (English): In a photorefractive way

Definitions

  1. In a photorefractive way

Ancestry of “photorefractively”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishphotorefractiveof or relating to a change in refractive index in...
2EnglishrefractiveThat refracts; causing or relating to refraction
3EnglishrefractTo change direction as a result of entering a...
4Latinrefractumnominative neuter singular of refrāctus;...
5Latinrefractusbroken up or open
6Latinrefringeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latinrĕ-—
8Latinprōdūcō—
9Latinprō-—
10Proto-Italic*pro-—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
13Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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