Etymology

technigluon

T1E1C3H4N1I1G2L1U1O1N1

Today it means: A gluon described using the technicolor model. Full definition →

English gluon ← Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión) ← Proto-Hellenic *éimi
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*teḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tetḱ-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*téḱ-sneh₂
  4. Ancient Greekτεχνο- (tekhno-)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*léǵ-e-ti
  7. Proto-Hellenic*légō
  8. Ancient Greekλέγω (légō)
  9. Ancient Greekτεχνολόγος (tekhnológos)
  10. Ancient Greekτεχνολογία (tekhnología)
  11. Englishtechnology
  12. Proto-Indo-European*ḱel-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*ḱélōs
  14. Proto-Italic*kelōs
  15. Old Latincolōs
  16. Latincolor
  17. Old Frenchcolor
  18. Anglo-Normancolur
  19. Middle Englishcolour
  20. Englishcolor
  21. EnglishTechnicolor
  22. Englishtechnicolorbf.
  23. Englishtechni-
  24. Proto-Indo-European*gleyH-
  25. Proto-Indo-European*glóh₁ytn̥
  26. Proto-Italic*gloiten
  27. Latinglūten
  28. Late Latinglūs
  29. Old Frenchgl
  30. Middle Englishglew
  31. Englishglue
  32. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  33. Latinēlectrum
  34. New Latinēlectricus
  35. Englishelectric
  36. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ey-
  37. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éyti
  38. Proto-Hellenic*éimi
  39. Ancient Greekἰόν (ión)
  40. Englishion
  41. Englishelectronbf.
  42. Englishgluon
  43. English todaytechnigluon

From techni- + gluon.

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