Where does “myriagramme” come from?
myriagramme (English) comes from English myria-, from French myria-, from Ancient Greek μυρίος, from Ancient Greek κολεός, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
myriagramme (English): Alternative form of myriagram
Definitions
- Alternative form of myriagram
Ancestry of “myriagramme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | myria- | innumerable: myriad, myriapod; In the metric... |
| 2 | French | myria- | myria- In the metric systems of units,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μυρίος | numberless, countless, infinite; ten thousand,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κολεός | a sword-sheath, a scabbard; a cinerary urn; a... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |