Where does “turboalternator” come from?
turboalternator (English) comes from English alternator, from English ‐or, from Middle English -our, from Old French -eor, from Latin -ator, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr.
turboalternator (English): An alternator powered by a steam turbine
Definitions
- An alternator powered by a steam turbine
Ancestry of “turboalternator”, step by step
turboalternator traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English alternator
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | alternator | An electric generator which produces alternating... |
| 2 | English | ‐or | Creates an agent noun, often from a verb, indicating a person or object (often machines or parts of them) that do the verb or part of speech with which they are formed |
| 3 | Middle English | -our | — |
| 4 | Old French | -eor | Alternative form of -or |
| 5 | Latin | -ator | -ator, -er; second-person singular future passive... |
| 6 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
via English Turbo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Turbo | A turbine |
| 2 | English | turbine | Any of various rotary machines that use the... |
| 3 | French | turbine | turbine; inflection of turbiner: ##... |
| 4 | Latin | turbo | tornado, whirlwind; crowd; I disturb, unsettle,... |
| 5 | Latin | turba | stir, disturbance, tumult, uproar, trouble; mob,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύρβη | disorder, confusion, tumult; poetic rout, revelry |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | twerH- | to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir |
via French turbo-alternateur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | turbo-alternateur | — |