Where does “milliamperage” come from?
milliamperage (English) comes from English amperage, from English ampère, from French Ampère, from Occitan emperi, from Latin imperium, from Latin imperāre, from Latin parāre, from Latin parō — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
milliamperage (English): An amperage on the scale of milliamps
Definitions
- An amperage on the scale of milliamps
Ancestry of “milliamperage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | amperage | The electric current; charge transmitted per unit... |
| 2 | English | ampère | Alternative spelling of ampere |
| 3 | French | Ampère | — |
| 4 | Occitan | emperi | empire |
| 5 | Latin | imperium | The empire, state, imperial government, realm,... |
| 6 | Latin | imperāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | parāre | — |
| 8 | Latin | parō | — |
| 9 | Latin | pectus | chest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | pektos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 12 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |