Where does “stilb” come from?

stilb (English) comes from Ancient Greek στίλβω — to shine, glitter; to gleam.

stilb (English): a unit of luminance equal to one candela per square centimetre

Definitions

  1. a unit of luminance equal to one candela per square centimetre

Ancestry of “stilb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekστίλβωto shine, glitter; to gleam

Words derived from “stilb”

Every word from Ancient Greek στίλβω →