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Where does “abcoulomb” come from?

abcoulomb (English) comes from English ab-, from English absolute, from Middle English absolut, from Middle French absolut, from Latin absolūtus, from Latin absolvō, from Latin solvo, from Latin sē- — six.

abcoulomb (English): A unit of electromagnetic charge equal to ten...

Definitions

  1. A unit of electromagnetic charge equal to ten...

Ancestry of “abcoulomb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishab-From; Away from; outside of; A unit of...
2EnglishabsoluteFree of restrictions, limitations, qualifications...
3Middle Englishabsolut—
4Middle Frenchabsolut—
5Latinabsolūtus—
6Latinabsolvō—
7LatinsolvoI loosen, untie, undo; free , release, acquit,...
8Latinsē-—
9Latinsexsix; 6
10Proto-Italicsekssix
11Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
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