Where does “leysigeisli” come from?

leysigeisli (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic leysir, from English LASER, from Latin laser — the juice of the plant laserpitium, asafoetida;...

leysigeisli (Icelandic): laser

Definitions

  1. laser

Ancestry of “leysigeisli”, step by step

leysigeisli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic leysir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicleysirlaser
2EnglishLASERAcronym of light amplification by stimulated...
3Latinlaserthe juice of the plant laserpitium, asafoetida;...

via Icelandic geisli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgeislibeam, a ray; radius
2Old Norsegeisli—
3Proto-Germanicgaisilazstaff, whip
Every word from Latin laser →Every word from English LASER →Every word from Icelandic leysir →