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

  1. An SI unit of electrical capacitance equal to...

Ancestry of “nanofarad”, 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 →