Where does “supercapacitor” come from?

supercapacitor (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.

supercapacitor (English): Any of several types of capacitor that have an...

Definitions

  1. Any of several types of capacitor that have an...

Ancestry of “supercapacitor”, 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
5Latincapācitāscapability; capacity
6LatincapāxThat can contain or hold much; wide, large, spacious, capacious, roomy
7Latin-āxish, -y
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós