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Where does “thermostat” come from?

Thermostat comes from Ancient Greek θερμός, derived from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer-, ultimately traced to Sumerian 𒋻𒄷.

thermostat (English): A device that automatically responds to changes...

Definitions

  1. A device that automatically responds to changes...

Ancestry of “thermostat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishthermo-heat
2Ancient Greekθερμόςwarm, hot, boiling, glowing; hotheaded, hasty,...
3Ancient Greekσφαῖραball, globe, sphere
4Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
5Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
6Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
7Proto-Indo-European-ess—
8Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “thermostat”

  • thermostatted
  • unthermostatted
  • サーモスタット
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