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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

  1. The threshold at which a photoelectric effect is...

Ancestry of “photothreshold”, step by step

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-—
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