Where does “eristysresistanssimittari” come from?
eristysresistanssimittari (Finnish) comes from Finnish eristysresistanssi, from Finnish resistanssi, from Latin resistentia, from Latin resistens, from Latin resisto, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
eristysresistanssimittari (Finnish): megohmmeter, insulation resistance meter
Definitions
- megohmmeter, insulation resistance meter
Ancestry of “eristysresistanssimittari”, step by step
eristysresistanssimittari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish eristysresistanssi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | eristysresistanssi | isolation resistance |
| 2 | Finnish | resistanssi | resistance |
| 3 | Latin | resistentia | resistance, opposition; nominative neuter plural... |
| 4 | Latin | resistens | remaining, continuing; withstanding, opposing,... |
| 5 | Latin | resisto | I stand back, remain standing somewhere; stand... |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Finnish mittari
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mittari | meter, gauge, indicator, instrument; geometrid... |
| 2 | Finnish | mitata | to measure (off/out), gauge |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | mēten | to measure |
| 4 | Old Dutch | metan | to measure |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *metan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | metaną | to measure |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | to measure |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |