Where does “αμπέρ” come from?

αμπέρ (Greek) comes from French Ampère, from Occitan emperi, from Latin imperium, from Latin imperāre, from Latin parāre, from Latin parō, from Latin pectus, from Proto-Italic pektos — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

αμπέρ (Greek): ampere, amp

Definitions

  1. ampere, amp

Ancestry of “αμπέρ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchAmpèreknown for
2Occitanemperiempire
3LatinimperiumThe empire, state, imperial government, realm,...
4Latinimperāre
5Latinparāre
6Latinparōto arrange, order, contrive, design
7Latinpectuschest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of...
8Proto-Italicpektos
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
10Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
Every word from English polyethylene glycolEvery word from Proto-Indo-European peg-Every word from Proto-Italic pektos