Where does “Defektelektron” come from?

Defektelektron (German) comes from German defekt, from Latin defectus, from Latin deficio, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr.

Defektelektron (German): electron hole

Definitions

  1. electron hole

Ancestry of “Defektelektron”, step by step

Defektelektron traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German defekt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandefektdefective
2Latindefectusfailure; absence; weakness, failing, defect
3LatindeficioI withdraw; I forsake, desert or abandon; I fail,...
4Latinfaciōto do
5Latin-toriumnominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative...
6Latin-tōriusory
7Latin-tor-er
8Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
9Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
10Proto-Indo-European-tor-s

via German Elektron

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanElektronelectron; electrum
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-sEvery word from Latin -toriumEvery word from Latin -tor