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Where does “sthene” come from?

sthene (English) comes from Ancient Greek σθένος, from English micro-, from Ancient Greek μικρο-, from Ancient Greek μικρός, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

sthene (English): A kilonewton. Used with the tonne as the unit of...

Definitions

  1. A kilonewton. Used with the tonne as the unit of...

Ancestry of “sthene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσθένοςstrength, might, power
2Englishmicro-API; Very small; One millionth
3Ancient Greekμικρο-—
4Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
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