Where does “voltammeter” come from?
voltammeter (English) comes from English ammeter, from English ampère, from French Ampère, from Occitan emperi, from Latin imperium, from Latin imperāre, from Latin parāre, from Latin parō — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
voltammeter (English): An instrument used to measure both electrical...
Definitions
- An instrument used to measure both electrical...
Ancestry of “voltammeter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ammeter | A device that measures the magnitude of an... |
| 2 | English | ampère | Alternative spelling of ampere |
| 3 | French | Ampère | — |
| 4 | Occitan | emperi | empire |
| 5 | Latin | imperium | The empire, state, imperial government, realm,... |
| 6 | Latin | imperāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | parāre | — |
| 8 | Latin | parō | — |
| 9 | Latin | pectus | chest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | pektos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 12 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |