myEtymology.com: English etymology of adiabatic

Etymology of the English word adiabatic

the English word adiabatic

derived from the Greek word adiabatos, ἀδιάβατος

using the Greek prefix a-, ἀ- (an- not, without)

derived from the Greek word diabainein, διαβαίνειν (to cross)

The earliest known usage of adiabatic in English dates from the 19th century.

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