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Where does “centibel” come from?

centibel (English) comes from English Bel, from English Isabel, from Spanish Isabel, from Portuguese Isabel, from Old Occitan Elisabel, from Latin Elisabeth, from Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ, from Hebrew אלישבע.

centibel (English): A measure of sound intensity that is one...

Definitions

  1. A measure of sound intensity that is one...

Ancestry of “centibel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBel—
2EnglishIsabel—
3SpanishIsabel—
4PortugueseIsabel—
5Old OccitanElisabel—
6LatinElisabeth—
7Ancient GreekἘλισάβετ—
8Hebrewאלישבעmy God is an oath; the Lord is her oath
9Hebrewאֵלa God; God, deity; god, God
10Hebrewשמואל—
11Hebrewשְׁמוּאֵל—
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