Where does “electric pressure” come from?
electric pressure (English) comes from English electric, from English -ally, from English ahistoric, from English historic, from Latin historicus, from Latin historia, from Ancient Greek ἱστορία, from Ancient Greek ἱστορέω.
electric pressure (English): voltage
Definitions
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Ancestry of “electric pressure”, step by step
electric pressure traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English electric
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | electric | Of, relating to, produced by, operated with, or... |
| 2 | English | -ally | used with adjectives ending in -ic |
| 3 | English | ahistoric | Synonym of ahistorical |
| 4 | English | historic | Very important; noteworthy: having importance or... |
| 5 | Latin | historicus | historical |
| 6 | Latin | historia | history; account; story |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορία | inquiry, examination, systematic observation,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορέω | to inquire, ask; to examine, observe; to record,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἵστωρ | one who knows law and right, judge; witness; a... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | wístōr | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wéydtōr | one who has seen, one who knows |
| 12 | Indo-European | *weyd- | — |
via English pressure
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pressure | A pressing; a force applied to a surface; A... |
| 2 | Latin | pressura | a pressing, pressure; throng, crowd; an... |
| 3 | Latin | premō | to press, push, press close or hard, oppress, overwhelm |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pres- | to press |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |