Where does “diffraktiokuvio” come from?
diffraktiokuvio (Finnish) comes from Finnish diffraktio, from New Latin diffrāctiō, from Latin diffractus, from Latin diffringo, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
diffraktiokuvio (Finnish): diffraction pattern
Definitions
- diffraction pattern
Ancestry of “diffraktiokuvio”, step by step
diffraktiokuvio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish diffraktio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | diffraktio | diffraction |
| 2 | New Latin | diffrāctiō | — |
| 3 | Latin | diffractus | shattered |
| 4 | Latin | diffringo | I shatter |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Finnish kuvio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuvio | figure; pattern; shape |
| 2 | Finnish | kuva | picture; image; photograph, photo |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skuwwô | reflection, mirror image; shadow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nés | shadow, reflection |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |