Where does “Laserdiode” come from?

Laserdiode (German) comes from German Diode, from Ancient Greek δίοδος, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

Laserdiode (German): laser diode

Definitions

  1. laser diode

Ancestry of “Laserdiode”, step by step

Laserdiode traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Diode

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDiodediode
2Ancient Greekδίοδοςpassage, way through, thoroughfare
3Ancient Greekδῐᾰ-apart; through, across; through; in different...
4Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via German Laser

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLaserlaser beam of light
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwís