Where does “Voltaic” come from?
Voltaic comes from French -ique, Latin -icus, and Proto-Indo-European -kos, ultimately deriving from Latin volvo meaning "to turn" and Proto-Indo-European wel-.
Voltaic (English): Of or pertaining to Alessandro Volta or his work;...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to Alessandro Volta or his work;...
Ancestry of “Voltaic”, step by step
Voltaic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English volta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | volta | A turning; a time; A volte; A turning point or... |
| 2 | Italian | volta | time, instance, occasion; turn; vault |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | volta | nominative/accusative/vocative plural of voltum |
| 4 | Latin | volatus | flown, having been flown; flying; flight |
| 5 | Latin | volō | to wish, to please |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | gʷelāō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-ti | to throw, raise the arm |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |