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
voltammeter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ammeter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ammeter | A device that measures the magnitude of an... |
| 2 | English | ampère | Alternative spelling of ampere |
| 3 | French | Ampère | known for |
| 4 | Occitan | emperi | empire |
| 5 | Latin | imperium | The empire, state, imperial government, realm,... |
| 6 | Latin | imperāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | parāre | — |
| 8 | Latin | parō | to arrange, order, contrive, design |
| 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... |
via English volt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | volt | In the International System of Units, the derived... |
| 2 | French | volte | — |
| 3 | Italian | volta | time, instance, occasion; turn; vault |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | volta | nominative/accusative/vocative plural of voltum |
| 5 | Latin | volatus | flown, having been flown; flying; flight |
| 6 | Latin | volō | to wish, to please |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | gʷelāō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-ti | to throw, raise the arm |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |