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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ammeter | A device that measures the magnitude of an... |
| 2 | English | ampère | Alternative spelling of ampere |
| 3 | French | Ampère | known for |
| 4 | Occitan | emperi | empire |
| 5 | Latin | imperium | The empire, state, imperial government, realm,... |
| 6 | Latin | imperāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | parāre | — |
| 8 | Latin | parō | to arrange, order, contrive, design |
| 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... |