Where does “светодиодный” come from?
светодиодный (Russian) comes from Russian светодио́д, from Russian дио́д, from Ancient Greek δίοδος, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
светодиодный (Russian): light-emitting diode, LED
Definitions
- light-emitting diode, LED
Ancestry of “светодиодный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | светодио́д | light-emitting diode, LED |
| 2 | Russian | дио́д | diode |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δίοδος | passage, way through, thoroughfare |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δῐᾰ- | apart; through, across; through; in different... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |