Where does “nanocurie” come from?

nanocurie (English) comes from English Curie, from French Curie, from Latin curia, from Latin coviria — male community.

nanocurie (English): A unit of radioactivity equal to 10 curies

Definitions

  1. A unit of radioactivity equal to 10 curies

Ancestry of “nanocurie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCuriea surname
2FrenchCurieespecially referring to Marie Curie and her husband Pierre Curie
3Latincuriacourt; senate or meeting house; nominative plural...
4Latincoviriamale community
Every word from Latin coviria →Every word from Latin curia →Every word from French Curie →