Where does “katodstrålerör” come from?
katodstrålerör (Swedish) comes from Swedish katodstråle, from Swedish katod, from English cathode, from Ancient Greek κάθοδος, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ, from Proto-Hellenic astḗr — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
katodstrålerör (Swedish): a cathode-ray tube
Definitions
- a cathode-ray tube
Ancestry of “katodstrålerör”, step by step
katodstrålerör traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish katodstråle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | katodstråle | a cathode ray |
| 2 | Swedish | katod | cathode |
| 3 | English | cathode | An electrode, of a cell or other electrically... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κάθοδος | way down, descent |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κατά | |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | καταστερίζω | to place among the stars; I put among the stars |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | astḗr | star |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |