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Where does “pebi-” come from?

pebi- (English) comes from English peta-, from English penta-, from Ancient Greek πεντα-, from Ancient Greek πέντε, from Proto-Hellenic pénkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

pebi- (English): API; The IEC prefix meaning 2 = 1,024 =...

Definitions

  1. API; The IEC prefix meaning 2 = 1,024 =...

Ancestry of “pebi-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpeta-API; In the International System of Units and...
2Englishpenta-API; five
3Ancient Greekπεντα-penta-, five; five
4Ancient Greekπέντεfive
5Proto-Hellenicpénkʷefive
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

Words derived from “pebi-”

  • pebibyte
  • pebibit
  • ペビビット
  • ペビバイト
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