Where does “microvaristor” come from?

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

microvaristor (English): A very small electroceramic particle; they are...

Definitions

  1. A very small electroceramic particle; they are...

Ancestry of “microvaristor”, step by step

microvaristor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English varistor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvaristorAn electronic component having a variable...
2EnglishresistorOne who resists, especially a person who fights...
3English‐orCreates an agent noun, often from a verb, indicating a person or object (often machines or parts of them) that do the verb or part of speech with which they are formed
4Middle English-our
5Old French-eorAlternative form of -or
6Latin-ator-ator, -er; second-person singular future passive...
7Latin-tor-er
8Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
9Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
10Proto-Indo-European-tor-s

via English micro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicroSmall, relatively small; short form of...
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-sEvery word from Latin -torEvery word from Middle English -our