Where does “ペタビット” come from?

ペタビット (Japanese) comes from English petabit, from English bit, from Middle English bitte, from Old English byt, from Proto-Germanic *buttjā, from Latin buttia, from Ancient Greek βούττιον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

ペタビット (Japanese): petabit

Definitions

  1. petabit

Ancestry of “ペタビット”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpetabitA unit of information or storage equal to 10 bits
2EnglishbitA piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and...
3Middle EnglishbitteA flexible container for water or wine; a waterskin or wineskin
4Old Englishbytbottle, flagon
5Proto-Germanic*buttjā—
6Latinbuttiacask, barrel
7Ancient Greekβούττιον—
8Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
9Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐον →Every word from Ancient Greek βούττιον →