Where does “joulemeter” come from?
joulemeter (English) comes from English joule, from English Joel, from French Judicaël, from Old Breton Iudicael, from Welsh cael, from English Kyle, from Scottish Gaelic caol, from Middle Irish cáel — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
joulemeter (English): Any of various devices used to measure energy in...
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- Any of various devices used to measure energy in...
Ancestry of “joulemeter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | joule | In the International System of Units, the derived... |
| 2 | English | Joel | A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh |
| 3 | French | Judicaël | transferred from the surname |
| 4 | Old Breton | Iudicael | — |
| 5 | Welsh | cael | to get, receive, have; to get to, be allowed to,... |
| 6 | English | Kyle | A placename |
| 7 | Scottish Gaelic | caol | thin, narrow; strait, narrows, firth, kyle; the... |
| 8 | Middle Irish | cáel | narrow |
| 9 | Old Irish | coíl | thin, slender, narrow |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | koilos | thin |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |