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Where does “amperemeter” come from?

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

amperemeter (English): ammeter

Definitions

  1. ammeter

Ancestry of “amperemeter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchampèremeterammeter
2Dutchampèreampere
3FrenchAmpère—
4Occitanemperiempire
5LatinimperiumThe empire, state, imperial government, realm,...
6Latinimperāre—
7Latinparāre—
8Latinparō—
9Latinpectuschest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of...
10Proto-Italicpektos—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
12Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
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