Where does “picoammeter” come from?

picoammeter (English) comes from English ammeter, 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...

picoammeter (English): An ammeter that is capable of measuring picoamp...

Definitions

  1. An ammeter that is capable of measuring picoamp...

Ancestry of “picoammeter”, step by step

picoammeter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ammeter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishammeterA device that measures the magnitude of an...
2EnglishampèreAlternative spelling of ampere
3FrenchAmpèreknown for
4Occitanemperiempire
5LatinimperiumThe empire, state, imperial government, realm,...
6Latinimperāre
7Latinparāre
8Latinparōto arrange, order, contrive, design
9Latinpectuschest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of...
10Proto-Italicpektos
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
12Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

via English pico

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpicoClipping of pico de gallo
2Cebuanopihocertain; specific
3Spanishfijofixed; firm; concrete, tangible
4Latinfīxusunwavering
5Latinfīgōto fasten, fix
6Proto-Italicfeigʷōto insert; to fasten
Every word from English polyethylene glycolEvery word from Proto-Indo-European peg-Every word from Proto-Italic pektos