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
Definitions
- Abbreviation of microarcsecond
Ancestry of “microarcsec”, step by step
microarcsec traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English arcsec
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | arcsec | Abbreviation of arcsecond; Abbreviation of... |
| 2 | English | arcsecond | A unit of angle; 1/60th of an arcminute, or... |
| 3 | English | second | Number-two; following after the first one with... |
| 4 | Middle French | seconder | — |
| 5 | Latin | secundo | dative masculine singular of secundus; dative... |
| 6 | Latin | secundus | second, the ordinal number after prīmus and... |
| 7 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |