Where does “fotovoltaico” come from?
fotovoltaico (Italian) comes from Italian voltaico, from Italian volta, from Vulgar Latin volta, from Latin volatus, from Latin volō, from Proto-Italic gʷelāō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
fotovoltaico (Italian): photovoltaic
Ancestry of “fotovoltaico”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | voltaico | voltaic |
| 2 | Italian | volta | time, instance, occasion; turn; vault |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | volta | nominative/accusative/vocative plural of voltum |
| 4 | Latin | volatus | flown, having been flown; flying; flight |
| 5 | Latin | volō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | gʷelāō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-ti | to throw, raise the arm |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |