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Where does “picogramme” come from?

picogramme (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.

picogramme (English): Rare spelling of picogram

Definitions

  1. Rare spelling of picogram

Ancestry of “picogramme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpicoClipping of pico de gallo
2Cebuanopihocertain; specific
3Spanishfijofixed; firm; concrete, tangible
4Latinfīxus—
5Latinfīgō—
6Proto-Italicfeigʷōto insert; to fasten
Every word from Proto-Italic feigʷō →