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Where does “picoampère” come from?

picoampère (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...

picoampère (Dutch): pico-ampere: 10 amperes

Definitions

  1. pico-ampere: 10 amperes

Ancestry of “picoampère”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchampèreampere
2FrenchAmpère—
3Occitanemperiempire
4LatinimperiumThe empire, state, imperial government, realm,...
5Latinimperāre—
6Latinparāre—
7Latinparō—
8Latinpectuschest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of...
9Proto-Italicpektos—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
11Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
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