Where does “nanokelvin” come from?

nanokelvin (English) comes from English Kelvin, from Scottish Gaelic abhainn, from Old Irish aub, from Proto-Celtic abū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

nanokelvin (English): An SI unit of thermodynamic temperature equal to...

Definitions

  1. An SI unit of thermodynamic temperature equal to...

Ancestry of “nanokelvin”, step by step

nanokelvin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Kelvin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishKelvinAlternative letter-case form of kelvin
2Scottish Gaelicabhainnriver, stream
3Old Irishaubriver
4Proto-Celticabūriver
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water

via English nano

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnanoNanotechnology
2Englishnano-API; In the International System of Units and...
3Latinnānusdwarf
4Ancient Greekνᾶνοςdwarf

Words derived from “nanokelvin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →Every word from Proto-Celtic abū →Every word from Old Irish aub →
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