Etymology

disexcitation

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Today it means: The change in state of an excited state as it loses a quantum of energy. Full definition →

English excitation ← Middle English dis- ← Latin dis-
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The story

  1. Latindis-
  2. Old Frenchdes-
  3. Latindis-
  4. Middle Englishdis-
  5. Englishdis-
  6. Englishexcitation
  7. English todaydisexcitation

From dis- + excitation.

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