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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

  1. The amplitude of a wave equal to half of that...

Ancestry of “semiamplitude”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishamplitudeThe measure of something's size, especially in...
2Middle Frenchamplitude—
3Latinamplitūdō—
4Latinampluslarge, spacious, roomy; abundant, ample;...
5Latin-ō—
6Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots
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