Where does “operaatiovahvistin” come from?

operaatiovahvistin (Finnish) comes from Finnish operaatio, from Latin operātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

operaatiovahvistin (Finnish): operational amplifier

Definitions

  1. operational amplifier

Ancestry of “operaatiovahvistin”, step by step

operaatiovahvistin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish operaatio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoperaatiooperation
2Latinoperātiōoperation
3Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
4Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Finnish vahvistin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvahvistinamplifier; First-person singular indicative past...
2Finnish-inSuffix variant for the illative singular, see...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in
4Proto-Uralic-ma
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-