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
- A unit of radioactivity equal to 10 curies
Ancestry of “nanocurie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Curie | a surname |
| 2 | French | Curie | — |
| 3 | Latin | curia | court; senate or meeting house; nominative plural... |
| 4 | Latin | coviria | male community |