Etymology

pseudofluorescent

Today it means: Relating to pseudofluorescence Full definition →

English fluorescent ← Middle English sparston ← Old English spærstān
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  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
  8. Latinfluō
  9. Latinfluor
  10. Englishfluor
  11. Englishfluorite
  12. Middle Low Germanspar
  13. Old Englishspærstān
  14. Middle Englishsparston
  15. Englishsparstonebf.
  16. Englishspar
  17. Englishfluorspar
  18. Englishfluorescencebf.
  19. Englishfluoresce
  20. Englishfluorescent
  21. English todaypseudofluorescent

From pseudo- + fluorescent.

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