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Where does “milli-watt” come from?

milli-watt (English) comes from English milli-, from French milli-, from Latin Mīlle, from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī, from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂.

milli-watt (English): One thousandth of a watt, abbreviated as mW

Definitions

  1. One thousandth of a watt, abbreviated as mW

Ancestry of “milli-watt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmilli-API; In the International System of Units and...
2Frenchmilli-milli-
3LatinMīlle—
4Proto-Italicsmīɣeslī—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ →