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Where does “condenser” come from?

Condenser comes from Middle French condenser, from Latin condensare, meaning to make dense or compress, formed from the prefix com- and the verb densāre.

condenser (English): A device designed to condense a gas into a...

Definitions

  1. A device designed to condense a gas into a...

Ancestry of “condenser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcondenseTo concentrate toward the essence by making more...
2Middle Frenchcondenser—
3Latincondēnsō—
4Latincōn-—
5Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
6Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
7Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt—
11Germankitt—
12Old High Germankuti—
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “condenser”

  • ultracondenser
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