Where does “photoresistant” come from?
photoresistant (English) comes from English photo, from English photography, from French photographie, from Ancient Greek φωτο-, from Ancient Greek φῶς, from Proto-Hellenic pʰáos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-.
photoresistant (English): Exhibiting photoresistance
Definitions
- Exhibiting photoresistance
Ancestry of “photoresistant”, step by step
photoresistant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English photo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | photo | A photograph; A photo finish; To take a... |
| 2 | English | photography | The art and technology of producing images on... |
| 3 | French | photographie | photography; photograph |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φωτο- | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φῶς | Attic form of φᾰ́ος |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰáos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂os | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
via English resistant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | resistant | A person who resists; especially a member of a... |
| 2 | French | résistant | resistant; present participle of résister |
| 3 | French | résister | to resist |
| 4 | Latin | resistere | present active infinitive of resistō |
| 5 | Latin | sistere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |