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Where does “valleytronics” come from?

valleytronics (English) comes from English valley, from Middle English valeye, from Old French valee, from Old French val, from Latin vallis, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

valleytronics (English): A proposed equivalent of electronics utilizing...

Definitions

  1. A proposed equivalent of electronics utilizing...

Ancestry of “valleytronics”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvalleyAn elongated depression between hills or...
2Middle Englishvaleye—
3Old Frenchvaleevalley
4Old Frenchvalvalley
5Latinvallisvalley, vale; hollow; dative plural of vāllum
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →