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Where does “impedance” come from?

Impedance comes from English impede, from Latin impedire meaning to hinder by entangling the feet, from Latin pes foot and Latin in- prefix, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ped- foot.

impedance (English): The act of impeding; that which impedes; a...

Definitions

  1. The act of impeding; that which impedes; a...

Ancestry of “impedance”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishimpedeTo get in the way of; to hinder
2LatinimpedioI hinder, impede, obstruct, hamper, thwart; I...
3Latinpēs—
4Ancient Greekμέτρονsomething used to measure: measure, rule, weight;...
5Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
6Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
7Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
8Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “impedance”

  • transimpedance
  • bioimpedance
  • magnetoimpedance
  • photoimpedance
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