Where does “electronvolt” come from?
electronvolt (English) comes from French électronvolt, from French volt, from English volt, from French volte, from Italian volta, from Vulgar Latin volta, from Latin volatus, from Latin volō — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
electronvolt (English): Alternative spelling of electron volt
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of electron volt
Ancestry of “electronvolt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | électronvolt | electronvolt |
| 2 | French | volt | volt |
| 3 | English | volt | In the International System of Units, the derived... |
| 4 | French | volte | — |
| 5 | Italian | volta | time, instance, occasion; turn; vault |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | volta | nominative/accusative/vocative plural of voltum |
| 7 | Latin | volatus | flown, having been flown; flying; flight |
| 8 | Latin | volō | to wish, to please |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | gʷelāō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-ti | to throw, raise the arm |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |