Etymology

leptoproduction

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Today it means: The production of leptons, especially by the interaction of other particles Full definition →

English production ← Middle English produccioun ← Old French production
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekλέπω (lépō)
  2. Ancient Greekλεπτός (leptós)
  3. Englishlepto-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  6. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  7. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  8. Proto-Italic*pro-
  9. Latinprō-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*dewk-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*déwkti
  12. Proto-Italic*doukō
  13. Latindūcō
  14. Latinprōdūcō
  15. Latinprōductiō
  16. Old Frenchproduction
  17. Middle Englishproduccioun
  18. Englishproduction
  19. English todayleptoproduction

From lepto- + production.

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