Etymograph

English

transcapacitance

From trans- + capacitance.

Formed from trans- + capacitance

Proto-Indo-European *terh₂- ‘to cross over, pass through, overcome’

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Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts

Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts

Proto-Italic *trāns ‘across, beyond’

Proto-Italic *trāns-

English trans-

Today it means

noun The ability of the voltage between two nodes to alter the capacitance between another two nodes

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “transcapacitance”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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