Where does “subwavelength” come from?
subwavelength (English) comes from English wavelength, from English length, from Middle English lengthe, from Old English lengþu, from Proto-Germanic langiþō, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.
subwavelength (English): Having dimensions less than the wavelength of the...
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- Having dimensions less than the wavelength of the...
Ancestry of “subwavelength”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | wavelength | The length of a single cycle of a wave, as... |
| 2 | English | length | The distance measured along the longest dimension... |
| 3 | Middle English | lengthe | length |
| 4 | Old English | lengþu | length |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | langiþō | longness, length |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | langaz | long |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dlongʰos | long |