Where does “gigabit” come from?
gigabit (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.
gigabit (English): 10 bits, a thousand million bits; 2 bits
Definitions
- 10 bits, a thousand million bits; 2 bits
Ancestry of “gigabit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | giga- | In the International System of Units and other... |
| 2 | English | Chad | A very handsome, usually tall, man whom women... |
| 3 | English | ICH | Initialism of intracranial hemorrhage; Initialism... |
| 4 | English | ichthyophthiriasis | A parasitic infection of freshwater fish caused... |
| 5 | English | Ichthyophthirius | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἰχθύς | fish |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀετός | eagle; the constellation Aquila; omen |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | ayyetós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewyetós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éwis | bird |