Where does “microsievert” come from?
microsievert (English) comes from English sievert, from Swedish sievert, from German Siegfried, from Middle High German Sîfrit, from Old High German Sigifrid, from Proto-Germanic Segafriþuz, from Proto-Germanic friþuz, from Proto-Indo-European priHós — to love, to please.
microsievert (English): A unit of ionizing radiation equal to 10 sieverts
Definitions
- A unit of ionizing radiation equal to 10 sieverts
Ancestry of “microsievert”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | sievert | In the International System of Units, the derived... |
| 2 | Swedish | sievert | sievert |
| 3 | German | Siegfried | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | Sîfrit | — |
| 5 | Old High German | Sigifrid | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | Segafriþuz | A male given name |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | friþuz | peace, tranquility; sanctuary, refuge |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | priHós | dear, beloved; happy, free |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | preyH- | to love, to please |