Where does “Fotovervielfacher” come from?
Fotovervielfacher (German) comes from German Vervielfacher, from German vervielfachen, from German vielfach, from German viel, from Middle High German vil, from Old High German filu, from Proto-West Germanic *felu, from Proto-Germanic felu — to fill.
Fotovervielfacher (German): photomultiplier
Definitions
- photomultiplier
Ancestry of “Fotovervielfacher”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Vervielfacher | agent noun of vervielfachen |
| 2 | German | vervielfachen | to multiply; to multiply, to increase... |
| 3 | German | vielfach | multiple, manifold |
| 4 | German | viel | much, a lot; much, many |
| 5 | Middle High German | vil | — |
| 6 | Old High German | filu | many; much |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *felu | much, a lot |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | felu | much, a lot; a lot of; very |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | feluz | many; cruel, evil |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |