Where does “energi” come from?
energi (Indonesian) comes from Dutch energie, from Middle French énergie, from Late Latin energia, from Ancient Greek ἐνέργεια, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργής, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργός, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
energi (Indonesian): energy: a quantity that denotes the ability to do work and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance²/time² (ML²/T²) or the equivalent
Definitions
- energy: a quantity that denotes the ability to do work and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance²/time² (ML²/T²) or the equivalent
Ancestry of “energi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | energie | energy |
| 2 | Middle French | énergie | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | energia | energy; efficiency |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐνέργεια | activity, operation, vigour; workmanship;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐνεργής | active, effective |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐνεργός | at work, active |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐν- | in, within; on |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |