Where does “photoresistance” come from?

photoresistance (English) comes from English resistance, from English resistence, from Middle English resistence, from Old French resistence, from Latin resistentia, from Latin resistens, from Latin resisto, from Latin rĕ- — passed , crossed.

photoresistance (English): resistance of a material that varies with the...

Definitions

  1. resistance of a material that varies with the...

Ancestry of “photoresistance”, step by step

photoresistance traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English resistance

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishresistanceThe act of resisting, or the capacity to resist;...
2EnglishresistenceAlternative form of resistance
3Middle EnglishresistenceMilitary resistance or opposition to a...
4Old Frenchresistence
5Latinresistentiaresistance, opposition; nominative neuter plural...
6Latinresistensremaining, continuing; withstanding, opposing,...
7LatinresistoI stand back, remain standing somewhere; stand...
8Latinrĕ-back, backwards
9Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
10Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
11Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
14Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
15Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English photo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphotoA photograph; A photo finish; To take a...
2EnglishphotographyThe art and technology of producing images on...
3Frenchphotographiephotography; photograph
4Ancient Greekφωτο-
5Ancient GreekφῶςAttic form of φᾰ́ος
6Proto-Hellenicpʰáos
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂os
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Latin rĕ-