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Where does “magnetocapacitance” come from?

magnetocapacitance (English) comes from English capacitance, from English capacity, from Middle English capacite, from Old French capacite, from Latin capācitās, from Latin capāx, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

magnetocapacitance (English): The variation of the electrical capacitance of a...

Definitions

  1. The variation of the electrical capacitance of a...

Ancestry of “magnetocapacitance”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcapacitanceThe property of an electric circuit or its...
2EnglishcapacityThe ability to hold, receive or absorb; A measure...
3Middle EnglishcapaciteAbility, competence, capableness; the degree to...
4Old Frenchcapacite—
5Latincapācitās—
6Latincapāx—
7Latin-āx—
8Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
9Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
10Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
11Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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