Where does “millielectronvolt” come from?
millielectronvolt (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.
millielectronvolt (English): A unit of energy equal to one thousandth of an...
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- A unit of energy equal to one thousandth of an...
Ancestry of “millielectronvolt”, step by step
| 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 |