Where does “megafarad” come from?
megafarad (English) comes from English mega, from Ancient Greek μέγας, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.
megafarad (English): A unit of quantity of electric charge; the...
Definitions
- A unit of quantity of electric charge; the...
Ancestry of “megafarad”, step by step
megafarad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mega
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mega | Very large; great; excellent |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μέγας | big, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂s | great |
via English farad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | farad | In the International System of Units, the derived... |