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Etymology of the English word thermistor

the English word thermistor

derived from the English word resistor

derived from the English word resist

derived from the Latin word resistere (pause; continue; resist)

derived from the Latin word sistere (to set, thus placed in spaces or gaps; stop, check; cause to stand)

derived from the Latin word stare (to stand; stand, stand still, stand firm)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *stā-

using the Latin prefix re-

using the English suffix -or

using the English prefix thermo-

derived from the Greek word thermos, θέρμος, ϑερμός, ϑέρμος

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷher-

derived from the English word thermal

using the English prefix therm-

using the English suffix -al

derived from the Latin suffix -alis

Word found in Modern English