Etymology

overvoltage

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Today it means: The difference between the electric potential of an electrode or cell under the passage of a current and the thermodynamic value of the electrode or cell potential in the absence of electrolysis. Full definition →

English voltage ← Middle English over- ← Old English ofer-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Englishvoltage
  8. English todayovervoltage

From over- + voltage.

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