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

  1. light-emitting diode, LED

Ancestry of “светодиодный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсветодио́дlight-emitting diode, LED
2Russianдио́дdiode
3Ancient Greekδίοδοςpassage, way through, thoroughfare
4Ancient Greekδῐᾰ-apart; through, across; through; in different...
5Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwís