Where does “giga-ohm” come from?

giga-ohm (English) comes from English giga-, from English Chad, from English ICH, from English ichthyophthiriasis, from English Ichthyophthirius, from Ancient Greek ἰχθύς, from Ancient Greek ἀετός, from Proto-Hellenic ayyetós — bird.

giga-ohm (English): One thousand million ohms. Symbol: GΩ

Definitions

  1. One thousand million ohms. Symbol: GΩ

Ancestry of “giga-ohm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishgiga-In the International System of Units and other...
2EnglishChadA very handsome, usually tall, man whom women...
3EnglishICHInitialism of intracranial hemorrhage; Initialism...
4EnglishichthyophthiriasisA parasitic infection of freshwater fish caused...
5EnglishIchthyophthirius
6Ancient Greekἰχθύςfish
7Ancient Greekἀετόςeagle; the constellation Aquila; omen
8Proto-Hellenicayyetós
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewyetós
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwisEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewyetósEvery word from Proto-Hellenic ayyetós