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Where does “microampere” come from?

microampere (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...

microampere (English): One millionth of an ampere

Definitions

  1. One millionth of an ampere

Ancestry of “microampere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishampèreAlternative spelling of ampere
2FrenchAmpère—
3Occitanemperiempire
4LatinimperiumThe empire, state, imperial government, realm,...
5Latinimperāre—
6Latinparāre—
7Latinparō—
8Latinpectuschest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of...
9Proto-Italicpektos—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
11Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
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