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Where does “pseudogapped” come from?

pseudogapped (English) comes from English pseudogap, from English gap, from English gape, from Middle English gapen, from Old Norse gapa, from Proto-Germanic gapōną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁y-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰih₁-.

pseudogapped (English): Having a pseudogap

Definitions

  1. Having a pseudogap

Ancestry of “pseudogapped”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpseudogapAn energy level that has few electronic states...
2EnglishgapAn opening in anything made by breaking or...
3EnglishgapeTo open the mouth wide, especially involuntarily,...
4Middle Englishgapen—
5Old Norsegapato gape, open the mouth wide
6Proto-Germanicgapōnąto gaze, observe
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁y-to yawn, gape; to gape, be wide open; to gape,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰih₁-—
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