Where does “Milliampere” come from?

Milliampere (German) comes from German milli-, from Latin Mīlle, from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī, from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂.

Milliampere (German): milliampere

Definitions

  1. milliampere

Ancestry of “Milliampere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmilli-milli
2LatinMīllethousand; 1000
3Proto-Italicsmīɣeslīthousand
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī →Every word from Latin Mīlle →