photoferroelectric

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-

substratebor.

Old Latin *fersom

Latin ferrum

English ferro-

Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor.

Latin ēlectrum

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icus

New Latin ēlectricusbor.

English electric

English ferroelectric

English photoferroelectric

From photo- + ferroelectric.

Adjective

photoferroelectric (not comparable)

1. (physics) Of, or relating to the effect of light on ferroelectric materials.

Derived terms

• photoferroelectric effect
• photoferroelectric imaging