Where does “amplitude” come from?
Amplitude comes from Middle French amplitude, from Latin amplitudo, derived from the adjective amplus, which traces back through Latin ambiplus to Proto-Indo-European h₂em-.
amplitude (English): The measure of something's size, especially in...
Definitions
- The measure of something's size, especially in...
Ancestry of “amplitude”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | amplitude | — |
| 2 | Latin | amplitūdō | A wide extent; breadth, width, amplitude, size, bulk, multiplicity, abundance |
| 3 | Latin | amplus | large, spacious, roomy; abundant, ample;... |
| 4 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |