Where does “elektrisite” come from?
elektrisite (Malagasy) comes from French électricité, from English electricity, from English electric, from English -ally, from English ahistoric, from English historic, from Latin historicus, from Latin historia.
elektrisite (Malagasy): electricity
Definitions
- electricity
Ancestry of “elektrisite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | électricité | electricity |
| 2 | English | electricity | Originally, a property of amber and certain other... |
| 3 | English | electric | Of, relating to, produced by, operated with, or... |
| 4 | English | -ally | used with adjectives ending in -ic |
| 5 | English | ahistoric | Synonym of ahistorical |
| 6 | English | historic | Very important; noteworthy: having importance or... |
| 7 | Latin | historicus | historical |
| 8 | Latin | historia | history; account; story |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορία | inquiry, examination, systematic observation,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορέω | to inquire, ask; to examine, observe; to record,... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | ἵστωρ | one who knows law and right, judge; witness; a... |
| 12 | Proto-Hellenic | wístōr | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | wéydtōr | one who has seen, one who knows |
| 14 | Indo-European | *weyd- | — |