Where does “energy vampire” come from?
energy vampire (English) comes from English energy, from Middle French énergie, from Late Latin energia, from Ancient Greek ἐνέργεια, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργής, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργός, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
energy vampire (English): A device or appliance that uses electricity even while switched off
Definitions
- A device or appliance that uses electricity even while switched off
Ancestry of “energy vampire”, step by step
energy vampire traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English energy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | energy | The impetus behind all motion and all activity;... |
| 2 | Middle French | énergie | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | energia | energy; efficiency |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐνέργεια | activity, operation, vigour; workmanship;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐνεργής | active, effective |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐνεργός | at work, active |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐν- | in, within; on |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |