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Where does “millisiemens” come from?

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

millisiemens (English): One-thousandth of a siemens. Symbol mS

Definitions

  1. One-thousandth of a siemens. Symbol mS

Ancestry of “millisiemens”, 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 →