Where does “megohm” come from?
megohm (English) comes from English meg, from English nutmeg, from Middle English notemege, from Medieval Latin nux muga, from Medieval Latin nux muscata, from Classical Latin muscus, from Ancient Greek μόσχος, from Middle Persian mwšk' — mouse.
megohm (English): Alternative spelling of megaohm
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of megaohm
Ancestry of “megohm”, step by step
megohm traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English meg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | meg | Any unit having the SI prefix mega- |
| 2 | English | nutmeg | An evergreen tree cultivated in the East Indies... |
| 3 | Middle English | notemege | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | nux muga | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | nux muscata | musky nut |
| 6 | Classical Latin | muscus | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μόσχος | young shoot or twig; leafstalk, petiole; calf,... |
| 8 | Middle Persian | mwšk' | musk |
| 9 | Sanskrit | मुष्क | testicle, scrotum |
| 10 | Sanskrit | मूष् | mouse; "stealer", "thief" |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |
via French mégohm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | mégohm | megohm |
| 2 | French | ohm | ohm |
| 3 | German | Ohm | Alternative form of Oheim; ohm |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | auhaim | maternal uncle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | awô | grandfather |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | munduz | protection, patron; hand, protection |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂-nt-éh₂ | the beckoning one |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
via English ohm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ohm | In the International System of Units, the derived... |