Etymology

excitonic

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to excitons or excitonics Full definition →

English exciton ← Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión) ← Proto-Hellenic *éimi
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The story

  1. Englishexcite
  2. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  3. Latinēlectrum
  4. New Latinēlectricus
  5. Englishelectric
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ey-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éyti
  8. Proto-Hellenic*éimi
  9. Ancient Greekἰόν (ión)
  10. Englishion
  11. Englishelectronbf.
  12. Englishexciton
  13. English todayexcitonic

From exciton + -ic.

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