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 →Every word from Proto-Italic pozinō →Every word from Proto-Italic poznō →