Where does “mega-joule” come from?
mega-joule (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,...
mega-joule (English): One million joules. Symbol: MJ
Definitions
- One million joules. Symbol: MJ
Ancestry of “mega-joule”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | joule | In the International System of Units, the derived... |
| 2 | English | Joel | — |
| 3 | French | Judicaël | — |
| 4 | Old Breton | Iudicael | — |
| 5 | Welsh | cael | to get, receive, have; to get to, be allowed to,... |
| 6 | English | Kyle | — |
| 7 | Scottish Gaelic | caol | thin, narrow; strait, narrows, firth, kyle; the... |
| 8 | Middle Irish | cáel | narrow |
| 9 | Old Irish | coíl | — |
| 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,... |