Where does “supervoltage” come from?
supervoltage (English) comes from English voltage, from English volt, from French volte, from Italian volta, from Vulgar Latin volta, from Latin volatus, from Latin volō, from Proto-Italic gʷelāō — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
supervoltage (English): A high voltage, normally greater than 1,000...
Definitions
- A high voltage, normally greater than 1,000...
Ancestry of “supervoltage”, step by step
supervoltage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English voltage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | voltage | The difference in electrostatic potential between... |
| 2 | English | volt | In the International System of Units, the derived... |
| 3 | French | volte | — |
| 4 | Italian | volta | time, instance, occasion; turn; vault |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | volta | nominative/accusative/vocative plural of voltum |
| 6 | Latin | volatus | flown, having been flown; flying; flight |
| 7 | Latin | volō | to wish, to please |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | gʷelāō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-ti | to throw, raise the arm |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |
via English super
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | super | Of excellent quality, superfine; better than... |
| 2 | English | super-ego | Alternative spelling of superego |
| 3 | German | Über-Ich | superego |
| 4 | German | Ich | ego, the Ich; self, me, him, etc |
| 5 | Middle High German | ich | I |
| 6 | Old High German | ih | I |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ik | I |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *ek | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |