Where does “microsiemens” come from?

microsiemens (English) comes from English micro, from Ancient Greek μικρός, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

microsiemens (English): A unit of conductance equal to one millionth of a siemens

Definitions

  1. A unit of conductance equal to one millionth of a siemens

Ancestry of “microsiemens”, step by step

microsiemens traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English micro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicroSmall, relatively small; short form of...
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

via English siemens

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsiemensIn the International System of Units, the derived...
2GermanSiemenssiemens
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Ancient Greek μικρός →Every word from English micro →
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