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Where does “resonator” come from?

Resonator comes from English resonate, from Latin resonāre meaning to sound again, combining the prefix re- with sonus meaning sound.

resonator (English): Any object or system that resonates; A hollow...

Definitions

  1. Any object or system that resonates; A hollow...

Ancestry of “resonator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishresonateTo vibrate or sound, especially in response to...
2LatinresonoI sound or ring again, resound, reecho; call...
3Latinrĕ-—
4Latinprōdūcō—
5Latinprō-—
6Proto-Italic*pro-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “resonator”

  • microresonator
  • nanoresonator
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