Etymology

multilaser

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Today it means: Having, or employing multiple lasers. Full definition →

English laser ← Latin radiatio ← Middle French émission
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*moltos
  2. Latinmultus
  3. Latinmultī
  4. Middle Englishmulti-
  5. Englishmulti-
  6. Proto-Germanic*leuhtą
  7. Proto-West Germanic*leuht
  8. Old Englishlēoht
  9. Middle Englishlight
  10. Englishlight
  11. Englishamplification
  12. Proto-Indo-European*(s)tey-?
  13. Latinstimulus
  14. Latinstimulo
  15. Latinstimulatus
  16. Englishstimulate
  17. Englishstimulated
  18. Latinēmittō
  19. Latinēmissiō
  20. Middle Frenchémission
  21. Englishemission
  22. Latinradiatio
  23. Englishradiation
  24. EnglishLASER
  25. Englishlaser
  26. English todaymultilaser

From multi- + laser.

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