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potmàs.

to make an electric current or magnetic potential unit, a current/potential of 43.72 milliamperes (see appendix, Units of measurement)

Etymology

shortened form, academic loan of
< Koi ποταμ‑ός ‘river’, probably related to
< Koi πῑ́πτ‑ω ‘fall’
< SHell *pī́pt‑ō, i-reduplicated thematic present of
< PIE *peth₂‑ ‘fly (up)’

Most electric units use the electricity is water metaphor, which relates an electric current to running water.

Cognates

Eng hippo‑potamus; probably feather, petition (via Lat petō ‘ask, request’)