Where does “მეგაბაიტი” come from?
მეგაბაიტი (Georgian) comes from English megabyte, from English byte, from English bite, from Middle English biten, from Old English betēon, from Old English tēon, from Old English tēohan, from Proto-West Germanic teuhan — to pull, to draw; to lead.
მეგაბაიტი (Georgian): megabyte
Definitions
- megabyte
Ancestry of “მეგაბაიტი”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | megabyte | One million bytes; 1,048,576 bytes; a mebibyte |
| 2 | English | byte | A short sequence of bits that can be operated on... |
| 3 | English | bite | To cut into something by clamping the teeth; To... |
| 4 | Middle English | biten | to bite |
| 5 | Old English | betēon | to cover, surround, enclose; to cover, surround,... |
| 6 | Old English | tēon | to drag, draw, pull; to train, discipline; to... |
| 7 | Old English | tēohan | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | teuhan | to pull; to lead |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | teuhaną | to lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |