Where does “nano-watt” come from?

nano-watt (English) comes from English nano-, from Latin nānus, from Ancient Greek νᾶνος — dwarf.

nano-watt (English): One thousand millionth of a watt, abbreviated as...

Definitions

  1. One thousand millionth of a watt, abbreviated as...

Ancestry of “nano-watt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishnano-API; In the International System of Units and...
2Latinnānusdwarf
3Ancient Greekνᾶνοςdwarf
Every word from Ancient Greek νᾶνος →Every word from English nano- →Every word from Latin nānus →