Etymology

histofluorescent

Today it means: Relating to histofluorescence Full definition →

English fluorescent ← Middle English sparston ← Old English spærstān
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  2. Ancient Greekῐ̔στός (hĭstós)
  3. Englishhisto-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
  7. Latinfluō
  8. Latinfluor
  9. Englishfluor
  10. Englishfluorite
  11. Middle Low Germanspar
  12. Old Englishspærstān
  13. Middle Englishsparston
  14. Englishsparstonebf.
  15. Englishspar
  16. Englishfluorspar
  17. Englishfluorescencebf.
  18. Englishfluoresce
  19. Englishfluorescent
  20. English todayhistofluorescent

From histo- + fluorescent.

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