Where does “thermoelement” come from?
thermoelement (English) comes from English element, from Middle English element, from Old French element, from Latin elementum, from Ancient Greek στοιχεῖον, from Ancient Greek στοῖχος, from Proto-Hellenic stóikʰos, from Proto-Indo-European stóygʰ-os — to go; to climb.
thermoelement (English): A thermoelectric couple used to convert heat into...
Definitions
- A thermoelectric couple used to convert heat into...
Ancestry of “thermoelement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | element | One of the simplest or essential parts or... |
| 2 | Middle English | element | — |
| 3 | Old French | element | — |
| 4 | Latin | elementum | one of four elements that composed the world;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | στοιχεῖον | one of a row; one of a series, a component part,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | στοῖχος | row in an ascending series; a line of poles... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | stóikʰos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stóygʰ-os | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | steygʰ- | to go; to climb |