Where does “ultravisible” come from?
ultravisible (English) comes from English visible, from Middle English visible, from Old French visible, from Latin vīsibilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
ultravisible (English): At the ultraviolet end of the spectrum, higher in frequency than light visible to humans
Definitions
- At the ultraviolet end of the spectrum, higher in frequency than light visible to humans
Ancestry of “ultravisible”, step by step
ultravisible traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English visible
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | visible | Able to be seen |
| 2 | Middle English | visible | — |
| 3 | Old French | visible | visible (able to be seen) |
| 4 | Latin | vīsibilis | that may be seen, visible |
| 5 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |