myEtymology.com: Portuguese etymology of varistor

Etymology of the Portuguese word varistor

the Portuguese word varistor

derived from the English word varistor

derived from the English word variable

derived from the Late Latin word variabilis (variable, changeable)

derived from the Latin word variare (mark with contrasting colors, variegate; vary)

derived from the Latin word varius (different; various, diverse)

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