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Where does “pseudocapacitor” come from?

pseudocapacitor (English) comes from English capacitor, from English capacity, from Middle English capacite, from Old French capacite, from Latin capācitās, from Latin capāx, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

pseudocapacitor (English): A device that stores electrical energy...

Definitions

  1. A device that stores electrical energy...

Ancestry of “pseudocapacitor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcapacitorAn electronic component capable of storing...
2EnglishcapacityThe ability to hold, receive or absorb; A measure...
3Middle EnglishcapaciteAbility, competence, capableness; the degree to...
4Old Frenchcapacite—
5Latincapācitās—
6Latincapāx—
7Latin-āx—
8Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
9Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
10Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
11Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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