Where does “semiamplitude” come from?
semiamplitude (English) comes from English amplitude, from Middle French amplitude, from Latin amplitūdō, from Latin amplus, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
semiamplitude (English): The amplitude of a wave equal to half of that...
Definitions
- The amplitude of a wave equal to half of that...
Ancestry of “semiamplitude”, step by step
semiamplitude traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English amplitude
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | amplitude | The measure of something's size, especially in... |
| 2 | Middle French | amplitude | — |
| 3 | Latin | amplitūdō | A wide extent; breadth, width, amplitude, size, bulk, multiplicity, abundance |
| 4 | Latin | amplus | large, spacious, roomy; abundant, ample;... |
| 5 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |