Where does “giant magnetoresistive” come from?
giant magnetoresistive (English) comes from English magnetoresistive, from English resistive, from English resist, from Middle English resisten, from Middle French resister, from Latin resistere, from Latin sistere, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti — to stand.
giant magnetoresistive (English): Pertaining to giant magnetoresistance
Definitions
- Pertaining to giant magnetoresistance
Ancestry of “giant magnetoresistive”, step by step
giant magnetoresistive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English magnetoresistive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | magnetoresistive | Of or pertaining to magnetoresistance; exhibiting... |
| 2 | English | resistive | Resisting the passage of electrical current;... |
| 3 | English | resist | To attempt to counter the actions or effects of;... |
| 4 | Middle English | resisten | To resist; to work against or counteract; To... |
| 5 | Middle French | resister | to resist |
| 6 | Latin | resistere | present active infinitive of resistō |
| 7 | Latin | sistere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via English giant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | giant | A mythical human of very great size;... |
| 2 | Middle English | geaunt | A giant; A immoral or despicable person |
| 3 | Old French | gaiant | a giant |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | *gagantem | — |
| 5 | Latin | gigantem | accusative singular of gigāns |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Γίγας | one of the Gigantes; a Gigas |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Γίγᾱς | — |