Etymology

milliammeter

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Today it means: An instrument for measuring electrical current in milliamperes. Full definition →

First used 20th c.English ammeter ← French milli- ← Latin mīlle
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sm̥-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*smih₂
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰes-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰéslom
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰéslih₂
  7. Proto-Indo-European*smih₂ǵʰéslih₂
  8. Proto-Italic*smīɣeslī
  9. Latinmīlle
  10. Frenchmilli-
  11. Englishmilli-
  12. Englishammeter
  13. English todaymilliammeter

From milli- + ammeter.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 20th c. An instrument for measuring electrical current in milliamperes.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.