Where does “multikilojoule” come from?
multikilojoule (English) comes from English kilojoule, from English joule, from English Joel, from French Judicaël, from Old Breton Iudicael, from Welsh cael, from English Kyle, from Scottish Gaelic caol — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
multikilojoule (English): Of more than one kilojoule
Definitions
- Of more than one kilojoule
Ancestry of “multikilojoule”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | kilojoule | An SI unit of energy equal to 103 joules. Symbol:... |
| 2 | English | joule | In the International System of Units, the derived... |
| 3 | English | Joel | — |
| 4 | French | Judicaël | — |
| 5 | Old Breton | Iudicael | — |
| 6 | Welsh | cael | to get, receive, have; to get to, be allowed to,... |
| 7 | English | Kyle | — |
| 8 | Scottish Gaelic | caol | thin, narrow; strait, narrows, firth, kyle; the... |
| 9 | Middle Irish | cáel | narrow |
| 10 | Old Irish | coíl | — |
| 11 | Proto-Celtic | koilos | thin |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |