Where does “microvoltmeter” come from?
microvoltmeter (English) comes from English voltmeter, from English volt, from French volte, from Italian volta, from Vulgar Latin volta, from Latin volatus, from Latin volō, from Proto-Italic gʷelāō — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
microvoltmeter (English): A voltmeter capable of measuring on the scale of...
Definitions
- A voltmeter capable of measuring on the scale of...
Ancestry of “microvoltmeter”, step by step
microvoltmeter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English voltmeter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | voltmeter | An instrument for measuring electric potential in... |
| 2 | English | volt | In the International System of Units, the derived... |
| 3 | French | volte | — |
| 4 | Italian | volta | time, instance, occasion; turn; vault |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | volta | nominative/accusative/vocative plural of voltum |
| 6 | Latin | volatus | flown, having been flown; flying; flight |
| 7 | Latin | volō | to wish, to please |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | gʷelāō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-ti | to throw, raise the arm |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |