Current:
Etymology: * Originally from the Latin word "currens", meaning "running". * Later adopted into English in the 14th century.
Meaning: * The present time period. * Pertaining to the present moment or time. * Of recent occurrence or happening.
Origin: * Ultimate origin is from the Proto-Indo-European root "*kwre-", which meant "to turn".
Etymology (for "electricity"): * Coined in the 17th century by French physicist René Descartes. * Derived from the Latin word "currere", meaning "to run", and the suffix "-ent", indicating an action.
Meaning (for "electricity"): * Flow of electric charge in a conductor. * A measurable physical quantity that describes the amount of charge flowing through a conductor per unit time.
Origin (for "electricity"): * Ultimately from the Greek word "elektron", meaning "amber". * Amber has the property of attracting light objects when rubbed, which was first observed by the ancient Greeks.
Current Etymology Originally from the Latin word currens meaning running Late
Etymology The term countercurrent is derived from two Latin words contra meaning a
Current Etymology Originally from the Latin word currens meaning running Late
Etymology The word stream comes from the Middle English word strem which in turn der
Etymology The word flow comes from the Middle English word flowen which is derived
Etymology The word stream comes from the Middle English word strem which in turn der
Etymology Late 19th century from instant adjective ly Meaning Immediately at on
Etymology The word cathode is derived from the Greek word kathodos which means dow
Etymology The word blow comes from the Middle English word blowe which in turn comes
Etymology and Meaning of Pizazz The term pizazz is a colloquialism meaning excitemen
Etymology Old English wulf Proto Germanic wulfaz Proto Indo European root wĺ̥kʷ
Etymology The word fowl is derived from the Middle English word foul which in turn
Etymology The word maelstrom derives from the Dutch malstroom which literally means