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Where does “microarcsec” come from?

microarcsec (English) comes from English arcsec, from English arcsecond, from English second, from Middle French seconder, from Latin secundo, from Latin secundus, from Latin sequor, from Proto-Italic sekʷōr — to follow; to see; to say.

microarcsec (English): Abbreviation of microarcsecond

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  1. Abbreviation of microarcsecond

Ancestry of “microarcsec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisharcsecAbbreviation of arcsecond; Abbreviation of...
2EnglisharcsecondA unit of angle; 1/60th of an arcminute, or...
3EnglishsecondNumber-two; following after the first one with...
4Middle Frenchseconder—
5Latinsecundodative masculine singular of secundus; dative...
6Latinsecundussecond, the ordinal number after prīmus and...
7LatinsequorI follow, come or go after
8Proto-Italicsekʷōrfollow, come/go after
9Proto-Indo-Europeansékʷetorto be following
10Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
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