Where does “bipolaaritransistori” come from?
bipolaaritransistori (Finnish) comes from Finnish transistori, from English transistor, from English resistor, from English ‐or, from Middle English -our, from Old French -eor, from Latin -ator, from Latin -tor.
bipolaaritransistori (Finnish): bipolar transistor
Definitions
- bipolar transistor
Ancestry of “bipolaaritransistori”, step by step
bipolaaritransistori traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish transistori
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | transistori | transistor |
| 2 | English | transistor | A solid-state semiconductor device, with three... |
| 3 | English | resistor | One who resists, especially a person who fights... |
| 4 | 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 |
| 5 | Middle English | -our | — |
| 6 | Old French | -eor | Alternative form of -or |
| 7 | Latin | -ator | -ator, -er; second-person singular future passive... |
| 8 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
via Finnish bipolaarinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | bipolaarinen | bipolar |
| 2 | French | bipolaire | bipolar |
| 3 | French | bi- | bi |
| 4 | Latin | bis | twice, two times, on two occasions, in two ways |
| 5 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |