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Where does “zetta-” come from?

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

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “zetta-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “zetta-”

  • zettabyte
  • zettasecond
  • zettahertz
  • zettaton
  • zettagram
  • zettametre
  • zettaflop
  • zettabyte
  • zettabyte
  • ζεττα-
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