Where does “peta-ampère” come from?

peta-ampère (Dutch) comes from Dutch ampère, from French Ampère, from Occitan emperi, from Latin imperium, from Latin imperāre, from Latin parāre, from Latin parō, from Latin pectus — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

peta-ampère (Dutch): peta-ampere: 1015 ampere

Definitions

  1. peta-ampere: 1015 ampere

Ancestry of “peta-ampère”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchampèreampere
2FrenchAmpèreknown for
3Occitanemperiempire
4LatinimperiumThe empire, state, imperial government, realm,...
5Latinimperāre
6Latinparāre
7Latinparōto arrange, order, contrive, design
8Latinpectuschest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of...
9Proto-Italicpektos
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
11Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
Every word from English polyethylene glycolEvery word from Proto-Indo-European peg-Every word from Proto-Italic pektos