Where does “preamplify” come from?
preamplify (English) comes from English amplify, from Middle English amplifiyen, from Old French amplifier, from Latin amplificare, from Latin amplifico, from Latin -fico, from Latin facio, from Proto-Italic fakjō — to do, put, place.
preamplify (English): To amplify a low-level input signal, producing an...
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- To amplify a low-level input signal, producing an...
Ancestry of “preamplify”, step by step
preamplify traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English amplify
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | amplify | To render larger, more extended, or more intense;... |
| 2 | Middle English | amplifiyen | To amplify, embiggen, or heighten |
| 3 | Old French | amplifier | — |
| 4 | Latin | amplificare | present active infinitive of amplificō;... |
| 5 | Latin | amplifico | I enlarge, extend, increase, amplify, magnify;... |
| 6 | Latin | -fico | Forms factitive, causative, or other verbs from... |
| 7 | Latin | facio | I do; I make, construct, fashion, frame, build,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | fakjō | to make |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *θakjō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰh₁k-yé-ti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |