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Where does “voltaje” come from?

voltaje (Spanish) comes from Spanish voltio, from English volt, from French volte, from Italian volta, from Vulgar Latin volta, from Latin volatus, from Latin volō, from Proto-Italic gʷelāō — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

voltaje (Spanish): voltage

Definitions

  1. voltage

Ancestry of “voltaje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishvoltio—
2EnglishvoltIn the International System of Units, the derived...
3Frenchvolte—
4Italianvoltatime, instance, occasion; turn; vault
5Vulgar Latinvoltanominative/accusative/vocative plural of voltum
6Latinvolatusflown, having been flown; flying; flight
7Latinvolō—
8Proto-Italicgʷelāō—
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-tito throw, raise the arm
10Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “voltaje”

  • sobrevoltaje
  • boltahe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- →