Where does “spintronic” come from?
spintronic (English) comes from English spin, from Middle English spinnen, from Old English spinnan, from Proto-Germanic spinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénh₁-ne-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁- — to twist; to weave.
spintronic (English): Of or pertaining to spintronics
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to spintronics
Ancestry of “spintronic”, step by step
spintronic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English spin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spin | To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction |
| 2 | Middle English | spinnen | To spin or convert fibre into yarn; To make... |
| 3 | Old English | spinnan | to spin |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | spinnaną | to spin |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pénh₁-ne- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)penh₁- | to twist; to weave |
via English electronic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | electronic | Of or pertaining to an electron or electrons;... |
| 2 | English | -ic | Used to form adjectives from nouns with the... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ik | Alternative form of -y; Forms nouns denoting a... |
| 4 | Old French | -ique | -ic |
| 5 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-ikos | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to' |