Where does “nano-amp” come from?

nano-amp (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...

nano-amp (English): An SI unit of electrical current equal to 10−9...

Definitions

  1. An SI unit of electrical current equal to 10−9...

Ancestry of “nano-amp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishampèreAlternative spelling of ampere
2FrenchAmpèreknown for
3Occitanemperiempire
4LatinimperiumThe empire, state, imperial government, realm,...
5Latinimperāre
6Latinparāre
7Latinparōto arrange, order, contrive, design
8Latinpectuschest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of...
9Proto-Italicpektos
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
11Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
Every word from English polyethylene glycolEvery word from Proto-Indo-European peg-Every word from Proto-Italic pektos
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