English
Vivitron
Vivitron comes from Latin vīvō ‘living’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvīvōas vivi‘living’
- Englishearliest quotation 1990Vivitron
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvīvōas vivi‘living’
- Englishearliest quotation 1990Vivitron
Earliest quotation: 1990, J Heugel, Vacuum Studies for the Vivitorn Accelerator: “Based on the deduced parameters, on the proposed terminal…”
Formed from -tron
Linked words
through Latin vīvō ‘living’
Today it means
name A particle accelerator in Strasbourg, France.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin vīvō / Vivitron