Where does “Leistungstransistor” come from?

Leistungstransistor (German) comes from German Transistor, from English transistor, from English resistor, from English ‐or, from Middle English -our, from Old French -eor, from Latin -ator, from Latin -tor.

Leistungstransistor (German): power transistor

Definitions

  1. power transistor

Ancestry of “Leistungstransistor”, step by step

Leistungstransistor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Transistor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTransistortransistor
2EnglishtransistorA solid-state semiconductor device, with three...
3EnglishresistorOne who resists, especially a person who fights...
4English‐orCreates 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
5Middle English-our
6Old French-eorAlternative form of -or
7Latin-ator-ator, -er; second-person singular future passive...
8Latin-tor-er
9Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
10Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
11Proto-Indo-European-tor-s

via German Leistung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLeistungperformance, accomplishment; service; contractual...
2Germanleistento perform; to afford
3Middle High Germanleisten
4Old High Germanleisten
5Proto-Germaniclaistijanąto follow, to track; to pursue
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
9Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-sEvery word from Latin -torEvery word from Middle English -our