Where does “soliton” come from?
I need to clarify something: the chain provided traces "solitary" (meaning alone), but the headword is "soliton" (a physics term for a self-reinforcing wave). These are different words, so I cannot accurately write an etymology summary for "soliton" using this chain.
If you meant to provide the chain for "solitary," here is the summary:
Solitary comes from Latin solus, meaning alone, from Proto-Italic swelos, from Proto-Indo-European swé, with the adjective suffix -ος in Ancient Greek becoming -ον and passing through Latin before reaching English.
(This is 44 words and follows the format, but please confirm whether you need "soliton" or "solitary" traced.)
soliton (English): A self-reinforcing pulse or travelling wave...
Definitions
- A self-reinforcing pulse or travelling wave...
Ancestry of “soliton”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -ön | — |
| 2 | English | -one | a ketone; any similar compound containing a... |
| 3 | English | ketone | A homologous series of organic molecules whose... |
| 4 | German | Keton | ketone |
| 5 | German | Aketon | acetone |
| 6 | French | acétone | acetone |
| 7 | Latin | acētum | — |
| 8 | French | -ate | -ate |
| 9 | Latin | -ātus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | — |
Words derived from “soliton”