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Where does “nadprzewodnik” come from?

nadprzewodnik (Polish) comes from Polish przewodnik, from Polish przewodzić, from Polish wodzić, from Proto-Slavic voditi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wádīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

nadprzewodnik (Polish): superconductor

Definitions

  1. superconductor

Ancestry of “nadprzewodnik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishprzewodnikconductor; guide; guidebook; leader
2Polishprzewodzićto lead, to run; to conduct
3Polishwodzićto lead
4Proto-Slavicvoditito lead, to conduct
5Proto-Balto-Slavicwádīˀteito lead, to conduct
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
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