Where does “tachyon” come from?

tachyon (English) comes from English tachy, from English tachy-, from Ancient Greek ταχύς, from Proto-Indo-European dʰn̥gʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰengʰ- — to cover; to overcast.

tachyon (English): A hypothetical particle that travels faster than...

Definitions

  1. A hypothetical particle that travels faster than...

Ancestry of “tachyon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtachyTachycardia; Tachypnoea
2Englishtachy-fast
3Ancient Greekταχύςswift, quick, fast, rapid; In a short time: soon
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰn̥gʰ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰengʰ-to cover; to overcast

Words derived from “tachyon”

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