Where does “power dissipation” come from?
power dissipation (English) comes from English power, from Middle English poer, from Old French pooir, from Latin posso, from Finnish possu, from Finnish porsas, from Proto-Finnic porcas, from Romanian porc — passed , crossed.
power dissipation (English): The process in which an electric or electronic...
Definitions
- The process in which an electric or electronic...
Ancestry of “power dissipation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | power | Ability to do or undergo something; Ability to... |
| 2 | Middle English | poer | — |
| 3 | Old French | pooir | can; to be able to; power; ability; capability |
| 4 | Latin | posso | to be able |
| 5 | Finnish | possu | piggy, pig, piglet; a slovenly person; pork |
| 6 | Finnish | porsas | A piglet; Pork; A pig in the sense of messy,... |
| 7 | Proto-Finnic | porcas | piglet |
| 8 | Romanian | porc | pig , hog, swine; pork |
| 9 | Latin | porcus | a piglet, a young pig; a pig, hog; Short for... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | porkos | pig |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pórḱos | piglet |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |