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Where does “megapascal” come from?

megapascal (English) comes from English Pascal, from French Pascal, from Latin paschālis, from Latin Pascha, from Ancient Greek Πάσχα, from Aramaic פסחא, from Hebrew פֶּסַח — Passover.

megapascal (English): An SI unit of pressure equal to 106 pascals....

Definitions

  1. An SI unit of pressure equal to 106 pascals....

Ancestry of “megapascal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPascal—
2FrenchPascal—
3Latinpaschālis—
4LatinPascha—
5Ancient GreekΠάσχαEaster
6Aramaicפסחא—
7HebrewפֶּסַחPassover
Every word from Hebrew פֶּסַח →