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Where does “millilambert” come from?

millilambert (English) comes from English Lambert, from Old High German beraht, from Proto-Germanic *berht, from Proto-Germanic berhtaz, from Proto-Germanic hrabnaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- — army.

millilambert (English): A unit of luminance equal to one thousandth of a...

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  1. A unit of luminance equal to one thousandth of a...

Ancestry of “millilambert”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLambert—
2Old High Germanberahtbright
3Proto-Germanic*berht—
4Proto-Germanicberhtazbright, shining
5Proto-Germanichrabnazraven
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
9Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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