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Where does “spositron” come from?

spositron (English) comes from English positron, from English positive, from Old French positif, from Latin posītivus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō, from Proto-Italic sinō.

spositron (English): The supersymmetric partner of a positron

Definitions

  1. The supersymmetric partner of a positron

Ancestry of “spositron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpositronThe antimatter equivalent of an electron, having...
2EnglishpositiveNot negative or neutral; Formally laid down;...
3Old Frenchpositif—
4Latinposītivus—
5Latinpōnō—
6Proto-Italicpoznō—
7Proto-Italicpozinō—
8Proto-Italicsinō—
Every word from Proto-Italic sinō →