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Where does “ammeter” come from?

Ammeter comes from English ampere and Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, "measure"), derived from the Proto-Indo-European root -tḗr meaning "one who measures."

ammeter (English): A device that measures the magnitude of an...

Definitions

  1. A device that measures the magnitude of an...

Ancestry of “ammeter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishampèreAlternative spelling of ampere
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...

Words derived from “ammeter”

  • milliammeter
  • microammeter
  • picoammeter
  • voltammeter
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