Where does “photoresist” come from?
I need to analyze this etymology chain carefully, but I notice there's a significant problem: the chain provided doesn't actually support "photoresist" as shown.
The chain given traces:
- English resist ← Middle English resisten ← Ancient Greek φῶς ← Latin resistere ← Latin resisto ← Latin re- ← Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂- ← Proto-Indo-European wert-
However, this chain is internally incoherent (Ancient Greek φῶς (phōs, "light") doesn't etymologically lead to "resistere"). More importantly, "photoresist" is a compound word combining "photo-" (from Greek φῶς, phōs, "light") + "resist" (from Latin resistere).
The chain provided only traces "resist," not the complete "photoresist."
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photoresist (English): A light-sensitive film used in photolithography...
Definitions
- A light-sensitive film used in photolithography...
Ancestry of “photoresist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | photo- | light, electromagnetic radiation; photography |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | φωτο- | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φῶς | Attic form of φᾰ́ος |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰáos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂os | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |