Where does “photomultiplicateur” come from?
photomultiplicateur (French) comes from French multiplicateur, from Latin multiplicator, from Latin multiplicō, from Latin multus, from Proto-Italic moltos, from Proto-Indo-European ml̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
photomultiplicateur (French): photomultiplier
Definitions
- photomultiplier
Ancestry of “photomultiplicateur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | multiplicateur | multiplier |
| 2 | Latin | multiplicator | second-person singular future passive imperative... |
| 3 | Latin | multiplicō | to increase, augment |
| 4 | Latin | multus | much; many |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | moltos | much, many |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ml̥tós | crumbled, crumpled |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |