Where does “anode” come from?

anode (French) comes from English anode, from Ancient Greek ἄνοδος, from Ancient Greek ἀνά, from Proto-Hellenic *aná — up, upon.

anode (French): anode the electrode through which current flows into a device or cell

Definitions

  1. anode the electrode through which current flows into a device or cell

Ancestry of “anode”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishanodeAn electrode, of a cell or other electrically...
2Ancient Greekἄνοδοςway up, ascent, climb
3Ancient Greekἀνάon board; on, upon
4Proto-Hellenic*anáup, upon

Words derived from “anode

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *aná
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