Where does “supratensiune” come from?

supratensiune (Romanian) comes from Romanian tensiune, from French tension, from Middle French tension, from Latin tensiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

supratensiune (Romanian): power surge

Definitions

  1. power surge

Ancestry of “supratensiune”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniantensiunetension
2Frenchtensiontension; blood pressure; voltage
3Middle Frenchtension
4Latintensiōstretching, stretching out, extension
5Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
6Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-