Where does “ギガヘルツ” come from?

ギガヘルツ (Japanese) comes from English gigahertz, from English giga-, from English Chad, from English ICH, from English ichthyophthiriasis, from English Ichthyophthirius, from Ancient Greek ἰχθύς, from Ancient Greek ἀετός — bird.

ギガヘルツ (Japanese): gigahertz

Definitions

  1. gigahertz

Ancestry of “ギガヘルツ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgigahertzOne billion hertz, 10 Hz
2Englishgiga-In the International System of Units and other...
3EnglishChadA very handsome, usually tall, man whom women...
4EnglishICHInitialism of intracranial hemorrhage; Initialism...
5EnglishichthyophthiriasisA parasitic infection of freshwater fish caused...
6EnglishIchthyophthirius
7Ancient Greekἰχθύςfish
8Ancient Greekἀετόςeagle; the constellation Aquila; omen
9Proto-Hellenicayyetós
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewyetós
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwisEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewyetósEvery word from Proto-Hellenic ayyetós