Where does “decibel” come from?
decibel (Italian) comes from English decibel, from English Bel, from English Isabel, from Spanish Isabel, from Portuguese Isabel, from Old Occitan Elisabel, from Latin Elisabeth, from Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ.
decibel (Italian): decibel
Definitions
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Ancestry of “decibel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | decibel | A common measure of sound intensity ratio that is... |
| 2 | English | Bel | A Babylonian deity, corresponding to the Semitic Baal |
| 3 | English | Isabel | A place name |
| 4 | Spanish | Isabel | Elizabeth biblical character |
| 5 | Portuguese | Isabel | — |
| 6 | Old Occitan | Elisabel | — |
| 7 | Latin | Elisabeth | Elisabeth |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἐλισάβετ | Elizabeth mother of John the Baptist |
| 9 | Hebrew | אלישבע | my God is an oath; the Lord is her oath |
| 10 | Hebrew | אֵל | a God; God, deity; god, God |
| 11 | Hebrew | שמואל | — |
| 12 | Hebrew | שְׁמוּאֵל | — |