Where does “polaritonic” come from?
polaritonic (English) comes from English polariton, from English polarization, from French polarisation, from French -ation, from Middle French -ation, from Old French -ation, from Latin -ātiō, from Latin -tiō — limestone; chalk; the finish line.
polaritonic (English): Of or pertaining to polaritons
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to polaritons
Ancestry of “polaritonic”, step by step
polaritonic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English polariton
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | polariton | Any of a class of quasiparticles comprising... |
| 2 | English | polarization | the production or the condition of polarity; the... |
| 3 | French | polarisation | polarization, polarisation |
| 4 | French | -ation | Used to indicate action, condition, result or effect; -ation |
| 5 | Middle French | -ation | ation |
| 6 | Old French | -ation | ation |
| 7 | Latin | -ātiō | — |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |