Where does “tribothermoluminescence” come from?

tribothermoluminescence (English) comes from English thermoluminescence, from English luminescence, from Latin lūmen, from English -escence, from Latin -escens, from Latin -esco, from Latin -eo, from Proto-Italic -ēō — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

tribothermoluminescence (English): resulting from friction

Definitions

  1. resulting from friction

Ancestry of “tribothermoluminescence”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthermoluminescenceThe release of previously absorbed radiation upon...
2EnglishluminescenceAny emission of light that cannot be attributed...
3Latinlūmenlight, source of light
4English-escencea specified process or state
5Latin-escens
6Latin-escoForms verbs from adjectives meaning "become "
7Latin-eoForms stative verbs from adjectives; dative...
8Proto-Italic-ēōForms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;...
9Proto-Italic-ējō
10Proto-Indo-European-éh₁yetiThematicization of the athematic stative verbal...
11Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Latin -eoEvery word from English -escence
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