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Where does “memristic” come from?

memristic (English) comes from English memristor, from English resistor, from English ‐or, from Middle English -our, from Old French -eor, from Latin -ator, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr.

memristic (English): Relating to, or characteristic of a memristor

Definitions

  1. Relating to, or characteristic of a memristor

Ancestry of “memristic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmemristorA passive electrical element in which the...
2EnglishresistorOne who resists, especially a person who fights...
3English‐or—
4Middle English-our—
5Old French-eorAlternative form of -or
6Latin-ator-ator, -er; second-person singular future passive...
7Latin-tor-er
8Proto-Italic-tōr—
9Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
10Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →