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Where does “piezoceramic” come from?

piezoceramic (English) comes from English ceramic, from French céramique, from Ancient Greek κεραμικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

piezoceramic (English): Any ceramic material suitable for use with...

Definitions

  1. Any ceramic material suitable for use with...

Ancestry of “piezoceramic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishceramicMade of material produced by the high-temperature...
2Frenchcéramiqueceramic; ceramics
3Ancient Greekκεραμικόςof clay; potter's
4Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
5Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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