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Where does “polysilicon” come from?

Polysilicon derives from poly- plus silicon, which comes from Latin silex, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁-.

polysilicon (English): Containing many silicon atoms, especially when...

Definitions

  1. Containing many silicon atoms, especially when...

Ancestry of “polysilicon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSilicon—
2English-ön—
3English-onea ketone; any similar compound containing a...
4EnglishketoneA homologous series of organic molecules whose...
5GermanKetonketone
6GermanAketonacetone
7Frenchacétoneacetone
8Latinacētum—
9French-ate-ate
10Latin-ātus—
11Proto-Italic-ātos—
12Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →