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Where does “ferroelectric” come from?

Ferroelectric is a blend of ferro- from Latin ferrum meaning iron, combined with electric, ultimately from Latin -icus and Proto-Indo-European -kos, suffix-forming adjectives.

ferroelectric (English): of, or relating to the permanent electrical...

Definitions

  1. of, or relating to the permanent electrical...

Ancestry of “ferroelectric”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishelectricOf, relating to, produced by, operated with, or...
2English-allyAlternative form of -ly , used with adjectives in...
3EnglishahistoricSynonym of ahistorical
4EnglishhistoricVery important; noteworthy: having importance or...
5Latinhistoricushistorical
6Latinhistoriahistory; account; story
7Ancient Greekἱστορίαinquiry, examination, systematic observation,...
8Ancient Greekἱστορέωto inquire, ask; to examine, observe; to record,...
9Ancient Greekἵστωρone who knows law and right, judge; witness; a...
10Proto-Hellenicwístōr—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanwéydtōrone who has seen, one who knows
12Indo-European*weyd-—

Words derived from “ferroelectric”

  • ferroelectrics
  • antiferroelectric
  • ferroelectrically
  • antiferroelectrically
  • photoferroelectric
  • magnetoferroelectrics
  • magnetoferroelectric
  • photoferroelectrics
  • hyperferroelectric
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