Where does “photovoltage” come from?

photovoltage (English) comes from English voltage, 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.

photovoltage (English): A voltage produced by the photovoltaic effect

Definitions

  1. A voltage produced by the photovoltaic effect

Ancestry of “photovoltage”, step by step

photovoltage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English voltage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvoltageThe difference in electrostatic potential between...
2EnglishvoltIn the International System of Units, the derived...
3Frenchvolte
4Italianvoltatime, instance, occasion; turn; vault
5Vulgar Latinvoltanominative/accusative/vocative plural of voltum
6Latinvolatusflown, having been flown; flying; flight
7Latinvolōto wish, to please
8Proto-Italicgʷelāō
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-tito throw, raise the arm
10Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

via English photo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphotoA photograph; A photo finish; To take a...
2EnglishphotographyThe art and technology of producing images on...
3Frenchphotographiephotography; photograph
4Ancient Greekφωτο-
5Ancient GreekφῶςAttic form of φᾰ́ος
6Proto-Hellenicpʰáos
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂os
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-tiEvery word from Proto-Italic gʷelāō