Where does “hectoampere” come from?

hectoampere (English) comes from English ampère, from French Ampère, from Occitan emperi, from Latin imperium, from Latin imperāre, from Latin parāre, from Latin parō, from Latin pectus — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

hectoampere (English): An SI unit of electrical current equal to 102...

Definitions

An SI unit of electrical current equal to 102...

Ancestry of “hectoampere”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	ampère	Alternative spelling of ampere
2	French	Ampère	—
3	Occitan	emperi	empire
4	Latin	imperium	The empire, state, imperial government, realm,...
5	Latin	imperāre	—
6	Latin	parāre	—
7	Latin	parō	—
8	Latin	pectus	chest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of...
9	Proto-Italic	pektos	—
10	Proto-Indo-European	peg-	breast
11	English	polyethylene glycol	Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

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