Where does “microampere” come from?
microampere (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...
microampere (Italian): microampere
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Ancestry of “microampere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | ampère | ampere, amp |
| 2 | French | Ampère | known for |
| 3 | Occitan | emperi | empire |
| 4 | Latin | imperium | The empire, state, imperial government, realm,... |
| 5 | Latin | imperāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | parāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | parō | to arrange, order, contrive, design |
| 8 | Latin | pectus | chest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | pektos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 11 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |