Where does “photoreleasable” come from?
photoreleasable (English) comes from English releasable, from English release, from Middle English reles, from Old French relais, from Old French reles, from Old French relaisser, from Latin relaxāre, from Latin rĕ- — passed , crossed.
photoreleasable (English): releasable by the action of light
Definitions
- releasable by the action of light
Ancestry of “photoreleasable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | releasable | Capable of, or suitable for, release |
| 2 | English | release | The event of setting free; The distribution of... |
| 3 | Middle English | reles | scent, taste, aftertaste |
| 4 | Old French | relais | — |
| 5 | Old French | reles | something remaining, that which is left behind |
| 6 | Old French | relaisser | Alternative form of relaschier; to leave behind |
| 7 | Latin | relaxāre | — |
| 8 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 9 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 10 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |