Diodic
/daɪˈɒdɪk/noun
Relating to a diode or its electrical behavior.
Did you know?Diodic ultimately connects to Ancient Greek hodos, meaning “way” or “road,” the same root found in words such as method and odometer.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sodho-
“A way, path, or journey; the reconstructed ancestor associated with the Greek root for “road.””
Ancient Greek
Greek
ὁδός (hodós)
“Way, road, or path.”
Ancient Greek
Greek
δίοδος (díodos)
“A passage through; a route or way through, formed from dia- “through” and hodós “way.””
19th Century
English
diode
“A device or system involving two electrodes; the electrical sense was developed from Greek díodos.”
Early 20th Century
English
diodic
“Relating to a diode, formed from diode with the adjectival suffix -ic.”
Modern English
English
diodic
“Pertaining to diode operation or characteristics.”