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Where does “conductivité” come from?

conductivité (French) comes from French -ité, from Latin -īta, from Ancient Greek -ίτης, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -της, from Proto-Hellenic -tāts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

conductivité (French): conductivity

Definitions

  1. conductivity

Ancestry of “conductivité”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-itéAlternative form of -té, giving a quality or...
2Latin-īta—
3Ancient Greek-ίτηςSuffix forming a masculine noun: one connected...
4Ancient Greekπολῑ́τηςcitizen
5Ancient Greek-τηςForms nouns representing a state of being; Added...
6Proto-Hellenic-tāts—
7Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
8Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
9Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “conductivité”

  • supraconductivité
  • photoconductivité
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