Where does “steradian” come from?

steradian (English) comes from English radian, from English radius, from Latin radius, from English -án, from Middle English -an.

steradian (English): In the International System of Units, the derived...

Definitions

  1. In the International System of Units, the derived...

Ancestry of “steradian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishradianIn the International System of Units, the derived...
2EnglishradiusThe long bone in the forearm, on the side of the...
3Latinradiusray; staff, rod; spoke
4English-ánOf or pertaining to;. Often added to words of Latin origin, but also used with words of other origins. When a word ends in a
5Middle English-an
Every word from Middle English -anEvery word from English -ánEvery word from Latin radius