optoelectronic etymology

English word optoelectronic comes from English electronic, English opto- (Eye, vision, light.)

Detailed word origin of optoelectronic

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
electronic English (eng) (physics, chemistry) : Of or pertaining to an electron or electrons.. Generated by an electronic device.. Of or pertaining to the Internet.. Operating on the physical behavior of electrons, especially in semiconductors.
opto- English (eng) Eye, vision, light.
optoelectronic English (eng) Of or pertaining to optoelectronics.. That has both optical and electronic components, especially such components that interact.

Words with the same origin as optoelectronic

Descendants of electronic
ELINT bionic cybertronic e- ecyclable ecycle electronification electronify emotronic heatronic rocktronic rovibronic spintronic structronic technetronic topotronic vibronic
Descendants of opto-
optoacoustic optochemical optocoupler optoelectric optogalvanic optogenetic optogram optoisolated optoisolator optokinesis optokinetic optology optomagnonic optomechanics optometrically optometrist optometry optomotor optophobia optophone optoporation optospintronics optotype optotypic