Where does “ultraviolet” come from?
Ultraviolet comes from Latin ultra meaning "beyond" combined with Latin -ter, both deriving from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- meaning "to go" or "other."
ultraviolet (English): of electromagnetic radiation beyond light...
Definitions
- of electromagnetic radiation beyond light...
Ancestry of “ultraviolet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | violet | A plant or flower of the genus "Viola",... |
| 2 | French | Violette | violet plant |
| 3 | Old French | violette | violet |
| 4 | Old French | -ette | Alternative form of -ete |
| 5 | Latin | -itta | — |
| 6 | Hungarian | iszik | to drink |
| 7 | Proto-Uralic | jëxe- | to drink; to flow? |
Words derived from “ultraviolet”