Etymology

plasmon

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Today it means: The quantum of waves produced by the collective effects of large numbers of electrons when disturbed from equilibrium. Full definition →

English electronbf. ← Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión) ← Proto-Hellenic *éimi
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plasmon · noun1

  1. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  2. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  3. Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
  4. Ancient Greekπλᾰ́σμᾰ (plắsmă)
  5. Late Latinplasma
  6. Englishplasma
  7. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  8. Latinēlectrum
  9. New Latinēlectricus
  10. Englishelectric
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ey-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éyti
  13. Proto-Hellenic*éimi
  14. Ancient Greekἰόν (ión)
  15. Englishion
  16. Englishelectronbf.
  17. English todayplasmon

From plasma + -on, modelled after electron.

plasmon · noun2

From (cyto)plasm + -on.

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