Where does “amperspira” come from?

amperspira (Italian) comes from Italian ampère, from French Ampère, from Occitan emperi, from Latin imperium, from Latin imperāre, from Latin parāre, from Latin parō, from Latin pectus — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

amperspira (Italian): ampere-turn

Definitions

  1. ampere-turn

Ancestry of “amperspira”, step by step

amperspira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian ampère

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianampèreampere, amp
2FrenchAmpèreknown for
3Occitanemperiempire
4LatinimperiumThe empire, state, imperial government, realm,...
5Latinimperāre
6Latinparāre
7Latinparōto arrange, order, contrive, design
8Latinpectuschest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of...
9Proto-Italicpektos
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
11Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

via Italian spira

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianspirathird-person singular present indicative of...
2Italianspirareto blow, breeze; to expire, pass away, die
3Latinspīrāre
4Proto-Indo-European(s)peys-to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...
Every word from English polyethylene glycolEvery word from Proto-Indo-European peg-Every word from Proto-Italic pektos