English
dynode
Dynode comes from Ancient Greek δύναμις ‘power, might, strength’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδύναμιςdúnamis‘power, might, strength’
- Englishtodaydynode
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδύναμιςdúnamis‘power, might, strength’
- Englishtodaydynode
Formed from -ode + -way
Linked words
through Ancient Greek δύναμις ‘power, might, strength’
Today it means
noun Any of a series of electrodes within a photomultiplier tube.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek δύναμις / dynode