Where does “pseudorapidity” come from?
pseudorapidity (English) comes from English rapidity, from English rapid, from French rapide, from Italian rapido, from Spanish rápido, from Latin rapidus, from Latin rapiō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rp-i- — to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to...
pseudorapidity (English): A measure of the velocity of a particle relative...
Definitions
- A measure of the velocity of a particle relative...
Ancestry of “pseudorapidity”, step by step
pseudorapidity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rapidity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rapidity | speed, swiftness; the condition of being rapid; A... |
| 2 | English | rapid | Very swift or quick; Steep, changing altitude... |
| 3 | French | rapide | fast, rapid; fast; rapidly; quickly; rapid |
| 4 | Italian | rapido | quick, fast, rapid |
| 5 | Spanish | rápido | rapid, quick, fast; rapidly, quickly, fast; rapid |
| 6 | Latin | rapidus | rapid, quick, swift; fierce, seizing; hasty,... |
| 7 | Latin | rapiō | to snatch, grab, carry off, abduct, rape, steal |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rp-i- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rep- | to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to... |
via English pseudo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pseudo | An intellectually pretentious person; a... |
| 2 | English | pseudo- | False, not genuine, fake |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ψευδής | lying, false, untrue; deceived, beguiled |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |