Where does “memcapacitance” come from?
memcapacitance (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.
memcapacitance (English): The capacitance of a memcapacitor
Definitions
- The capacitance of a memcapacitor
Ancestry of “memcapacitance”, step by step
memcapacitance traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English capacitance
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | capacitance | The property of an electric circuit or its... |
| 2 | English | capacity | The ability to hold, receive or absorb; A measure... |
| 3 | Middle English | capacite | Ability, competence, capableness; the degree to... |
| 4 | Old French | capacite | — |
| 5 | Latin | capācitās | capability; capacity |
| 6 | Latin | capāx | That can contain or hold much; wide, large, spacious, capacious, roomy |
| 7 | Latin | -āx | ish, -y |
| 8 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 9 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via English memory
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | memory | The ability of the brain to record information or... |
| 2 | Old French | memoire | memory |
| 3 | Latin | memoria | memory; the ability to remember; a remembrance, a... |
| 4 | Latin | memor | mindful, remembering; that has a good memory |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |