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Where does “trigatron” come from?

trigatron (English) comes from English -tron, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

trigatron (English): A kind of triggerable spark gap switch designed...

Definitions

  1. A kind of triggerable spark gap switch designed...

Ancestry of “trigatron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-tronUsed to name various electronic devices; Used to...
2Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
3Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
4Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
5Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
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