Where does “gigaelectron volt” come from?
gigaelectron volt (English) comes from English electronvolt, from French électronvolt, from French volt, from English volt, from French volte, from Italian volta, from Vulgar Latin volta, from Latin volatus — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
gigaelectron volt (English): One thousand million electron volts, abbreviated as GeV
Definitions
- One thousand million electron volts, abbreviated as GeV
Ancestry of “gigaelectron volt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | electronvolt | Alternative spelling of electron volt |
| 2 | French | électronvolt | electronvolt |
| 3 | French | volt | volt |
| 4 | English | volt | In the International System of Units, the derived... |
| 5 | French | volte | — |
| 6 | Italian | volta | time, instance, occasion; turn; vault |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | volta | nominative/accusative/vocative plural of voltum |
| 8 | Latin | volatus | flown, having been flown; flying; flight |
| 9 | Latin | volō | to wish, to please |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | gʷelāō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-ti | to throw, raise the arm |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |