Where does “hectopascal” come from?

hectopascal (English) comes from English Pascal, from French Pascal, from Latin paschālis, from Latin Pascha, from Ancient Greek Πάσχα, from Aramaic פסחא, from Hebrew פֶּסַח — Passover.

hectopascal (English): An SI unit of pressure equal to 102 pascals....

Definitions

  1. An SI unit of pressure equal to 102 pascals....

Ancestry of “hectopascal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPascalused in medieval England; today occasionally borrowed from
2FrenchPascalpaschal
3LatinpaschālisPaschal; of or pertaining to Easter or the Passover
4LatinPaschaPascha / Passover or Easter
5Ancient GreekΠάσχαEaster
6Aramaicפסחא
7HebrewפֶּסַחPassover
Every word from Hebrew פֶּסַחEvery word from Aramaic פסחאEvery word from Ancient Greek Πάσχα
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