Where does “attoparsec” come from?

attoparsec (English) comes from English atto-, from Danish atten, from Old Norse áttján, from Proto-Germanic ahtōutehun, from Proto-Germanic ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

attoparsec (English): A unit of measure of 10 parsecs, or about 3.085...

Definitions

  1. A unit of measure of 10 parsecs, or about 3.085...

Ancestry of “attoparsec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishatto-API; In the International System of Units and...
2Danishatteneighteen
3Old Norseáttjáneighteen
4Proto-Germanicahtōutehuneighteen
5Proto-Germanicahtōueight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
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