Where does “Operationsverstärker” come from?

Operationsverstärker (German) comes from German Verstärker, from German verstärken, from German Ver-, from Middle High German ver-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

Operationsverstärker (German): operational amplifier, op-amp

Definitions

  1. operational amplifier, op-amp

Ancestry of “Operationsverstärker”, step by step

Operationsverstärker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Verstärker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVerstärkeramplifier
2Germanverstärkento reinforce; to amplify; to penetrate
3GermanVer-Inseparable verbal prefix indicating privation or the direction of 'forth', 'away'
4Middle High Germanver-—
5Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German Operation

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanOperationoperation
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →