Where does “picokelvin” come from?

picokelvin (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.

picokelvin (English): A unit of temperature equal to 10 of a kelvin

Definitions

  1. A unit of temperature equal to 10 of a kelvin

Ancestry of “picokelvin”, step by step

picokelvin 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 Kelvin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishKelvinAlternative letter-case form of kelvin
2Scottish Gaelicabhainnriver, stream
3Old Irishaubriver
4Proto-Celticabūriver
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water
Every word from Proto-Italic feigʷōEvery word from Latin fīgōEvery word from Latin fīxus
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