Where does “picocurie” come from?

picocurie (English) comes from English pico, from Cebuano piho, from Spanish fijo, from Latin fīxus, from Latin fīgō, from Proto-Italic feigʷō — to insert; to fasten.

picocurie (English): The unit of radioactivity equal to 10 curies:...

Definitions

  1. The unit of radioactivity equal to 10 curies:...

Ancestry of “picocurie”, step by step

picocurie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pico

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpicoClipping of pico de gallo
2Cebuanopihocertain; specific
3Spanishfijofixed; firm; concrete, tangible
4Latinfīxusunwavering
5Latinfīgōto fasten, fix
6Proto-Italicfeigʷōto insert; to fasten

via English Curie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCuriea surname
2FrenchCurieespecially referring to Marie Curie and her husband Pierre Curie
3Latincuriacourt; senate or meeting house; nominative plural...
4Latincoviriamale community
Every word from Proto-Italic feigʷō →Every word from Latin fīgō →Every word from Latin fīxus →