Where does “microelectronvolt” come from?
microelectronvolt (English) comes from English electronvolt, from French électronvolt, from French volt, from English volt, from French volte, from Italian volta, from Vulgar Latin volta, from Latin volatus — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
microelectronvolt (English): A unit of energy equal to one millionth of an...
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- A unit of energy equal to one millionth of an...
Ancestry of “microelectronvolt”, step by step
microelectronvolt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English electronvolt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | electronvolt | Alternative spelling of electron volt |
| 2 | French | électronvolt | electronvolt |
| 3 | French | volt | volt |
| 4 | English | volt | In the International System of Units, the derived... |
| 5 | French | volte | — |
| 6 | Italian | volta | time, instance, occasion; turn; vault |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | volta | nominative/accusative/vocative plural of voltum |
| 8 | Latin | volatus | flown, having been flown; flying; flight |
| 9 | Latin | volō | to wish, to please |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | gʷelāō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-ti | to throw, raise the arm |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |