Where does “pembangkit listrik” come from?

pembangkit listrik (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian listrik, from Dutch elektriciteit, from English electricity, from English electric, from English -ally, from English ahistoric, from English historic, from Latin historicus.

pembangkit listrik (Indonesian): power plant, power station

Definitions

  1. power plant, power station

Ancestry of “pembangkit listrik”, step by step

pembangkit listrik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian listrik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianlistrikelectricity
2Dutchelektriciteitelectricity
3EnglishelectricityOriginally, a property of amber and certain other...
4EnglishelectricOf, relating to, produced by, operated with, or...
5English-allyused with adjectives ending in -ic
6EnglishahistoricSynonym of ahistorical
7EnglishhistoricVery important; noteworthy: having importance or...
8Latinhistoricushistorical
9Latinhistoriahistory; account; story
10Ancient Greekἱστορίαinquiry, examination, systematic observation,...
11Ancient Greekἱστορέωto inquire, ask; to examine, observe; to record,...
12Ancient Greekἵστωρone who knows law and right, judge; witness; a...
13Proto-Hellenicwístōr
14Proto-Indo-Europeanwéydtōrone who has seen, one who knows
15Indo-European*weyd-

via Indonesian pembangkit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianpembangkitgenerator
2Indonesianpeng-actor, instrument, or someone characterized by...
3Malaypeng-actor, instrument, or someone characterized by...
4Malay-anSuffix for collectivity; Suffix for similarity;...
5English-antThe agent noun derived from verb; An adjective...
6Middle English-ant
7Old English-endeequivalent of English -ing; suffix for present...
8Proto-West Germanic*-andī
9Proto-Germanic-andz
10Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
11Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
12Hungarianönyou
13Hungarianön-self-
14Turkishönfront

Words derived from “pembangkit listrik

Every word from Indo-European *weyd-Every word from English -allyEvery word from Proto-Indo-European wéydtōr
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