Where does “femtocoulomb” come from?
femtocoulomb (English) comes from English femto-, from Danish femten, from Old Norse fimmtán, from Proto-Germanic fimftehun, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.
femtocoulomb (English): An SI unit of electric charge equal to 10...
Definitions
- An SI unit of electric charge equal to 10...
Ancestry of “femtocoulomb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | femto- | API; In the International System of Units and... |
| 2 | Danish | femten | fifteen |
| 3 | Old Norse | fimmtán | fifteen |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fimftehun | fifteen |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tehun | ten |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | déḱm̥t | ten |