Where does “Kiloparsec” come from?
Kiloparsec (German) comes from German Parsec, from English parsec, from English parallax second — A unit of length, used in astronomy, defined as...
Kiloparsec (German): kiloparsec
Definitions
- kiloparsec
Ancestry of “Kiloparsec”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Parsec | parsec (parallax second) |
| 2 | English | parsec | parallax second |
| 3 | English | parallax second | A unit of length, used in astronomy, defined as... |