Where does “quettabyte” come from?

quettabyte (English) comes from English byte, from English bite, from Middle English biten, from Old English betēon, from Old English tēon, from Old English tēohan, from Proto-West Germanic teuhan, from Proto-Germanic teuhaną — to pull, to draw; to lead.

quettabyte (English): One nonillion (1030) bytes. SI symbol: QB

Definitions

  1. One nonillion (1030) bytes. SI symbol: QB

Ancestry of “quettabyte”, step by step

quettabyte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English byte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbyteA short sequence of bits that can be operated on...
2EnglishbiteTo cut into something by clamping the teeth; To...
3Middle Englishbitento bite
4Old Englishbetēonto cover, surround, enclose; to cover, surround,...
5Old Englishtēonto drag, draw, pull; to train, discipline; to...
6Old Englishtēohan
7Proto-West Germanicteuhanto pull; to lead
8Proto-Germanicteuhanąto lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag
9Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

via English Quetta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishQuetta
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk-Every word from Proto-Germanic teuhanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic teuhan