Where does “メガジュール” come from?
メガジュール (Japanese) comes from English megajoule, from English joule, from English Joel, from French Judicaël, from Old Breton Iudicael, from Welsh cael, from English Kyle, from Scottish Gaelic caol — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
メガジュール (Japanese): megajoule
Ancestry of “メガジュール”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | megajoule | One million joules. Symbol: MJ |
| 2 | English | joule | In the International System of Units, the derived... |
| 3 | English | Joel | — |
| 4 | French | Judicaël | — |
| 5 | Old Breton | Iudicael | — |
| 6 | Welsh | cael | to get, receive, have; to get to, be allowed to,... |
| 7 | English | Kyle | — |
| 8 | Scottish Gaelic | caol | thin, narrow; strait, narrows, firth, kyle; the... |
| 9 | Middle Irish | cáel | narrow |
| 10 | Old Irish | coíl | — |
| 11 | Proto-Celtic | koilos | thin |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |