Where does “transistorivahvistin” come from?
transistorivahvistin (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.
transistorivahvistin (Finnish): transistor amplifier amplifier built with transistors as amplifying elements as opposed to vacuum tubes
Definitions
- transistor amplifier amplifier built with transistors as amplifying elements as opposed to vacuum tubes
Ancestry of “transistorivahvistin”, step by step
transistorivahvistin 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 | — |