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...

Definitions

  1. An SI unit of mass, equivalent to one thousandth...

Ancestry of “milligram”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmilligrammemilligram

Words derived from “milligram

Every word from French milligramme