Where does “microlambert” come from?
microlambert (English) comes from English Lambert, from Old High German beraht, from Proto-Germanic *berht, from Proto-Germanic berhtaz, from Proto-Germanic hrabnaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- — army.
microlambert (English): A unit of measure, one millionth of a lambert
Definitions
- A unit of measure, one millionth of a lambert
Ancestry of “microlambert”, step by step
microlambert traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Lambert
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Lambert | in modern use partly transferred back from the surname |
| 2 | Old High German | beraht | bright |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *berht | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | berhtaz | bright, shining |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hrabnaz | raven |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |