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Where does “zepto-” come from?

zepto- (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἑπτά, from Proto-Hellenic heptə́, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

zepto- (English): API; In the International System of Units and...

Definitions

  1. API; In the International System of Units and...

Ancestry of “zepto-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἑπτάseven
2Proto-Hellenicheptə́seven
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven

Words derived from “zepto-”

  • zeptomole
  • zeptobarn
  • zeptosecond
  • zeptoliter
  • zeptometre
  • zeptogram
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