heterointerface

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *sem-

Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros

Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros

Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor.

English hetero-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Indo-European *-tér

Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér

Proto-Italic *n̥ter

Latin inter

Latin inter-bor.

English inter-

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti

Proto-Italic *θakjō

Proto-Italic *fakjō

Latin faciō

Proto-Indo-European *-yḗh₂s

Proto-Italic *-jēs

Latin -iēs

Latin faciēs

Late Latin facia

Old French facebor.

Middle English face

English face

English interface

English heterointerface

From hetero- + interface.

Noun

heterointerface (plural heterointerfaces)

1. (physics) An interface between two solid, or two liquid phases.