Where does “reaktansi” come from?
reaktansi (Indonesian) comes from Dutch reactantie, from English reactance, from English -ance, from Middle English -aunce, from Old French -ance, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
reaktansi (Indonesian): reactance (the opposition to the change in flow of current in an alternating current circuit, due to inductance and capacitance; the imaginary part of the impedance)
Definitions
- reactance (the opposition to the change in flow of current in an alternating current circuit, due to inductance and capacitance; the imaginary part of the impedance)
Ancestry of “reaktansi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | reactantie | — |
| 2 | English | reactance | The opposition to the change in flow of current... |
| 3 | English | -ance | Added to an adjective or verb to form a noun... |
| 4 | Middle English | -aunce | Forms nouns indicating states or processes, usually from verbs or other nouns; -ance |
| 5 | Old French | -ance | ance (suffix used to form nouns) |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |