Where does “picoseconde” come from?

picoseconde (Dutch) comes from Dutch seconde, from French seconde, from Latin secunda, from Latin secundus, from Latin sequor, from Proto-Italic sekʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetor, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

picoseconde (Dutch): picosecond: 10-12 seconds

Definitions

  1. picosecond: 10-12 seconds

Ancestry of “picoseconde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsecondesecond
2Frenchsecondefeminine singular of second; second
3Latinsecundainflection of secundus: ## feminine...
4Latinsecundussecond, the ordinal number after prīmus and...
5LatinsequorI follow, come or go after
6Proto-Italicsekʷōrfollow, come/go after
7Proto-Indo-Europeansékʷetorto be following
8Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetorEvery word from Proto-Italic sekʷōr