Etymology

prismatize

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Today it means: To separate (light) by means of a transparent prism. Full definition →

English prismatic ← French prismatique ← Ancient Greek πρίσματος (prísmatos)
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  1. Ancient Greekπρῑ́ω (prī́ō)
  2. Ancient Greekπρίσματος (prísmatos)
  3. Frenchprismatique
  4. Englishprismatic
  5. English todayprismatize

From prismatic + -ize.

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