Where does “photovaristor” come from?
photovaristor (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.
photovaristor (English): A varistor in which the relationship between...
Definitions
- A varistor in which the relationship between...
Ancestry of “photovaristor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | varistor | An electronic component having a variable... |
| 2 | English | resistor | One who resists, especially a person who fights... |
| 3 | English | ‐or | — |
| 4 | Middle English | -our | — |
| 5 | Old French | -eor | Alternative form of -or |
| 6 | Latin | -ator | -ator, -er; second-person singular future passive... |
| 7 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |