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
- A device that stores electrical energy...
Ancestry of “pseudocapacitor”, step by step
pseudocapacitor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English capacitor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | capacitor | An electronic component capable of storing... |
| 2 | English | capacity | The ability to hold, receive or absorb; A measure... |
| 3 | Middle English | capacite | Ability, competence, capableness; the degree to... |
| 4 | Old French | capacite | — |
| 5 | Latin | capācitās | capability; capacity |
| 6 | Latin | capāx | That can contain or hold much; wide, large, spacious, capacious, roomy |
| 7 | Latin | -āx | ish, -y |
| 8 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 9 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via English pseudo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pseudo | An intellectually pretentious person; a... |
| 2 | English | pseudo- | False, not genuine, fake |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ψευδής | lying, false, untrue; deceived, beguiled |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -s | Derives nouns from roots |