Where does “nanojoule” come from?
nanojoule (English) comes from English joule, from English Joel, from French Judicaël, from Old Breton Iudicael, from Welsh cael, from English Kyle, from Scottish Gaelic caol, from Middle Irish cáel — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
nanojoule (English): An SI unit of work or energy equal to 10−9...
Definitions
- An SI unit of work or energy equal to 10−9...
Ancestry of “nanojoule”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | joule | In the International System of Units, the derived... |
| 2 | English | Joel | — |
| 3 | French | Judicaël | — |
| 4 | Old Breton | Iudicael | — |
| 5 | Welsh | cael | to get, receive, have; to get to, be allowed to,... |
| 6 | English | Kyle | — |
| 7 | Scottish Gaelic | caol | thin, narrow; strait, narrows, firth, kyle; the... |
| 8 | Middle Irish | cáel | narrow |
| 9 | Old Irish | coíl | — |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | koilos | thin |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |