Where does “milliwatti” come from?

milliwatti (Finnish) comes from Finnish watti, from English Watt — Watt, a king of Sussex.

milliwatti (Finnish): milliwatt

Definitions

  1. milliwatt

Ancestry of “milliwatti”, step by step

milliwatti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish watti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishwattiwatt
2EnglishWattWatt, a king of Sussex

via Finnish milli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmillimillimetre/millimeter; million; used chiefly of...
Every word from English Watt →Every word from Finnish watti →