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Where does “yottasecond” come from?

yottasecond (English) comes from English second, from Middle French seconder, from Latin secundo, from Latin secundus, from Latin sequor, from Proto-Italic sekʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetor, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

yottasecond (English): A unit of time equal to 10 seconds and with...

Definitions

  1. A unit of time equal to 10 seconds and with...

Ancestry of “yottasecond”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsecondNumber-two; following after the first one with...
2Middle Frenchseconder—
3Latinsecundodative masculine singular of secundus; dative...
4Latinsecundussecond, the ordinal number after prīmus and...
5LatinsequorI follow, come or go after
6Proto-Italicsekʷōrfollow, come/go after
7Proto-Indo-Europeansékʷetorto be following
8Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
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