Where does “submillisievert” come from?
submillisievert (English) comes from English sub, from English substitute, from Middle English substituten, from Latin substitutus, from Latin substituo, from Latin statuo, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō.
submillisievert (English): Less than a millisievert
Definitions
- Less than a millisievert
Ancestry of “submillisievert”, step by step
submillisievert traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sub
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sub | A submarine; A submarine sandwich: a sandwich... |
| 2 | English | substitute | To use in place of something else, with the same... |
| 3 | Middle English | substituten | — |
| 4 | Latin | substitutus | substituted |
| 5 | Latin | substituo | I place next to, under, or instead of; I... |
| 6 | Latin | statuo | I set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I... |
| 7 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 8 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
via English millisievert
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | millisievert | A unit of ionizing radiation equal to 10 sieverts |
| 2 | English | sievert | In the International System of Units, the derived... |
| 3 | Swedish | sievert | sievert |
| 4 | German | Siegfried | Siegfried |
| 5 | Middle High German | Sîfrit | — |
| 6 | Old High German | Sigifrid | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | Segafriþuz | A male given name |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | friþuz | peace, tranquility; sanctuary, refuge |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | priHós | dear, beloved; happy, free |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | preyH- | to love, to please |