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Where does “exanewton” come from?

exanewton (English) comes from English exa-, from Ancient Greek ἕξ, from Proto-Hellenic hwéks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

exanewton (English): An SI unit of force equal to 10 newtons

Definitions

  1. An SI unit of force equal to 10 newtons

Ancestry of “exanewton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishexa-API; In the International System of Units and...
2Ancient Greekἕξsix
3Proto-Hellenichwékscardinal...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
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