Where does “milligram” come from?
Milligram comes from French milligramme, a modern coinage combining the prefix milli- (one thousandth) with gramme (unit of mass).
milligram (English): An SI unit of mass, equivalent to one thousandth...
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- An SI unit of mass, equivalent to one thousandth...
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