Where does “picoradian” come from?
picoradian (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.
picoradian (English): A unit of solid angle equal to 10 radians
Definitions
- A unit of solid angle equal to 10 radians
Ancestry of “picoradian”, step by step
picoradian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pico
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pico | Clipping of pico de gallo |
| 2 | Cebuano | piho | certain; specific |
| 3 | Spanish | fijo | fixed; firm; concrete, tangible |
| 4 | Latin | fīxus | unwavering |
| 5 | Latin | fīgō | to fasten, fix |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | feigʷō | to insert; to fasten |
via English radian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | radian | In the International System of Units, the derived... |
| 2 | English | radius | The long bone in the forearm, on the side of the... |
| 3 | Latin | radius | ray; staff, rod; spoke |
| 4 | English | -án | Of or pertaining to;. Often added to words of Latin origin, but also used with words of other origins. When a word ends in a |
| 5 | Middle English | -an | — |