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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

  1. An SI unit of work or energy equal to 10−9...

Ancestry of “nanojoule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjouleIn the International System of Units, the derived...
2EnglishJoel—
3FrenchJudicaël—
4Old BretonIudicael—
5Welshcaelto get, receive, have; to get to, be allowed to,...
6EnglishKyle—
7Scottish Gaeliccaolthin, narrow; strait, narrows, firth, kyle; the...
8Middle Irishcáelnarrow
9Old Irishcoíl—
10Proto-Celtickoilosthin
11Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
12Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
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