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Where does “exbi-” come from?

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

exbi- (English): API; The IEC prefix meaning 2 = 1,024 =...

Definitions

  1. API; The IEC prefix meaning 2 = 1,024 =...

Ancestry of “exbi-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “exbi-”

  • exbibyte
  • エクスビバイト
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