myEtymology.com: English etymology of diffractive

Etymology of the English word diffractive

the English word diffractive

derived from the English word diffraction

derived from the New Latin word diffractio

using the English suffix -ive

derived from the French suffix -ive

derived from the Latin suffix -ivus

derived from the English word diffract

derived from the Latin word diffractus

derived from the Latin word diffringere

using the Latin prefix dis-

derived from the Late Latin word frangere (break, shatter, crush)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bhreg-

Word found in Modern English