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Where does “nano-joule” come from?

nano-joule (English) comes from English joule, from English Joel, from French Judicaël, from Old Breton Iudicael, from Welsh cael, from English Kyle, from Scottish Gaelic caol, from Middle Irish cáel — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

nano-joule (English): An SI unit of energy, work and heat equal to 10−9...

Definitions

  1. An SI unit of energy, work and heat equal to 10−9...

Ancestry of “nano-joule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjouleIn the International System of Units, the derived...
2EnglishJoel—
3FrenchJudicaël—
4Old BretonIudicael—
5Welshcaelto get, receive, have; to get to, be allowed to,...
6EnglishKyle—
7Scottish Gaeliccaolthin, narrow; strait, narrows, firth, kyle; the...
8Middle Irishcáelnarrow
9Old Irishcoíl—
10Proto-Celtickoilosthin
11Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
12Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
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