Where does “photothreshold” come from?
photothreshold (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-.
photothreshold (English): The threshold at which a photoelectric effect is...
Definitions
- The threshold at which a photoelectric effect is...
Ancestry of “photothreshold”, step by step
photothreshold 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 threshold
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | threshold | The bottom-most part of a doorway that one... |
| 2 | Middle English | threschwolde | A door-sill; the bottom board of a door; An... |
| 3 | Old English | þresċold | doorsill, entryway |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þreskwaþluz | threshold |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þreskaną | to thresh |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |