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Where does “amplitude” come from?

amplitude (French) comes from Latin amplitūdō, from Latin amplus, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

amplitude (French): amplitude

Definitions

  1. amplitude

Ancestry of “amplitude”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinamplitūdō—
2Latinampluslarge, spacious, roomy; abundant, ample;...
3Latin-ō—
4Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots

Words derived from “amplitude”

  • amplitude
  • amplitudemodulatie
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