Where does “megadalton” come from?
megadalton (English) comes from English Dalton, from Old English dæl, from Proto-West Germanic daili, from Proto-Germanic dailiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.
megadalton (English): A unit equal to one million daltons
Definitions
- A unit equal to one million daltons
Ancestry of “megadalton”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Dalton | a former unit of atomic mass equivalent to 1/16... |
| 2 | Old English | dæl | part; valley |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | daili | part |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dailiz | part, portion, deal |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰayl- | part, watershed |