Etymology of the English word amplifier
the English word
amplifierderived from the English word
amplifyderived from the Old French word
amplifierderived from the Latin word
amplificare (enlarge, extend, increase)
derived from the Latin word
amplus (great, large, spacious)
using the Late Latin suffix
-ficarederived from the Latin word
facere (to make; act, take action, be active; compose, write; classify; do, make; create; make, build, construct; produce; produce by growth; bring forth)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhē-using the English suffix
-erderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*-arjazusing the Latin suffix
-arius (-ar)
Derivations in English
amplidyne,
preamplifierUsage
Word found in Modern English
