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