Where does “megacurie” come from?

megacurie (English) comes from English Curie, from French Curie, from Latin curia, from Latin coviria — male community.

megacurie (English): The unit of radioactivity equal to one million...

Definitions

  1. The unit of radioactivity equal to one million...

Ancestry of “megacurie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCuriea surname
2FrenchCurieespecially referring to Marie Curie and her husband Pierre Curie
3Latincuriacourt; senate or meeting house; nominative plural...
4Latincoviriamale community
Every word from Latin coviria →Every word from Latin curia →Every word from French Curie →