Where does “kolimator” come from?
kolimator (Indonesian) comes from English collimator, from English collimate, from Latin collimo, from Latin collineo, from Latin līneō, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom — flax.
kolimator (Indonesian): collimator (an optical device that generates a parallel beam of light. Often used to compensate for laser beam divergence)
Definitions
- collimator (an optical device that generates a parallel beam of light. Often used to compensate for laser beam divergence)
Ancestry of “kolimator”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | collimator | An optical device that generates a parallel beam... |
| 2 | English | collimate | To focus into a narrow beam or column; to adjust... |
| 3 | Latin | collimo | I direct in a straight line |
| 4 | Latin | collineo | I direct in a straight line |
| 5 | Latin | līneō | to make straight or perpendicular |
| 6 | Latin | līnea | A linen thread |
| 7 | Latin | līnum | flax |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |