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Where does “ampère” come from?

ampère (French) comes from Occitan emperi, from Latin imperium, from Latin imperāre, from Latin parāre, from Latin parō, from Latin pectus, from Proto-Italic pektos, from Proto-Indo-European peg- — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

Ancestry of “ampère”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Occitanemperiempire
2LatinimperiumThe empire, state, imperial government, realm,...
3Latinimperāre—
4Latinparāre—
5Latinparō—
6Latinpectuschest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of...
7Proto-Italicpektos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
9Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

Words derived from “ampère”

  • ampérien
  • 安培
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