Where does “Referenzelektrode” come from?

Referenzelektrode (German) comes from German Referenz, from French référence, from French référer, from Latin referō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

Referenzelektrode (German): reference electrode

Definitions

  1. reference electrode

Ancestry of “Referenzelektrode”, step by step

Referenzelektrode traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Referenz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanReferenzreference
2Frenchréférencereference; first-person singular present...
3Frenchréférerto refer
4Latinreferōto bear, bring, drive, or carry back, off, or away
5Latinrĕ-back, backwards
6Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
7Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
8Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German Elektrode

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanElektrodeelectrode
2Englishelectrodethe terminal through which electric current...
3Ancient Greekὁδόςthreshold; road, path, way; journey, trip,...
4Proto-Hellenic*hodós
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Latin rĕ-
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