photocurrent

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os

Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos

Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos)

Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs)

Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der.

English photo-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱers-

Proto-Indo-European *-éti

Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥séti

Proto-Italic *korzō

Latin currere

Old French corre

Old French curantbor.

Middle English curraunt

English current

English photocurrent

From photo- + current.

Noun

photocurrent (plural photocurrents)

1. Any electric current that flows as a result of photoconductivity or the photovoltaic effect

Translations

Translations

• Italian: fotocorrente (it) f