Where does “positron” come from?

Positron comes from English positive combined with the suffix -tron from Ancient Greek -τρον, tracing back through Latin positivus and the suffix -ivus to Proto-Indo-European -iHwós and -wós.

positron (English): The antimatter equivalent of an electron, having...

Definitions

  1. The antimatter equivalent of an electron, having...

Ancestry of “positron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpositiveNot negative or neutral; Formally laid down;...
2Old Frenchpositif
3Latinposītivuspositive
4Latinpōnōto place; to put; to lay
5Proto-Italicpoznō
6Proto-Italicpozinō
7Proto-Italicsinō

Words derived from “positron

Every word from Proto-Italic sinō
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