Where does “nanofarad” come from?
nanofarad (English) comes from English nano-, from Latin nānus, from Ancient Greek νᾶνος — dwarf.
nanofarad (English): An SI unit of electrical capacitance equal to...
Definitions
- An SI unit of electrical capacitance equal to...
Ancestry of “nanofarad”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | nano- | API; In the International System of Units and... |
| 2 | Latin | nānus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | νᾶνος | dwarf |