Etymology

polaron

P3O1L1A1R1O1N1

Today it means: The object (a quasiparticle) that results when an electron (or hole) in the conduction band of a crystalline insulator or semiconductor polarizes the lattice in its vicinity. Full definition →

English electronbf. ← Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión) ← Proto-Hellenic *éimi
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷól-os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pólos
  4. Ancient Greekπόλος (pólos)
  5. Latinpolus
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  8. Late Latinpolāri
  9. Englishpolar
  10. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  11. Latinēlectrum
  12. New Latinēlectricus
  13. Englishelectric
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ey-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éyti
  16. Proto-Hellenic*éimi
  17. Ancient Greekἰόν (ión)
  18. Englishion
  19. Englishelectronbf.
  20. English todaypolaron

From polar + -on.

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