Where does “picoampere” come from?
picoampere (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...
picoampere (English): An SI unit of current equal to 10−12 amperes....
Definitions
- An SI unit of current equal to 10−12 amperes....
Ancestry of “picoampere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ampère | Alternative spelling of ampere |
| 2 | French | Ampère | known for |
| 3 | Occitan | emperi | empire |
| 4 | Latin | imperium | The empire, state, imperial government, realm,... |
| 5 | Latin | imperāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | parāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | parō | to arrange, order, contrive, design |
| 8 | Latin | pectus | chest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | pektos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 11 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |