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Where does “SI” come from?

SI (Japanese) comes from English SI, from Middle English si, from Italian sì, from Italian bene, from Latin bene, from Latin bonus, from Old Latin duenos, from Proto-Italic dwenos — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

SI (Japanese): Synonym of 国際単位系 ; the SI

Definitions

  1. Synonym of 国際単位系 ; the SI

Ancestry of “SI”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSIInitialism of signal integrity; Initialism of...
2Middle Englishsi—
3Italiansìyes; so
4Italianbeneupper-class, posh, high; well, nicely, OK, right;...
5Latinbenewell; properly, exactly; agreeably, favorably
6Latinbonusgood, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;...
7Old LatinduenosAlternative form of duonus
8Proto-Italicdwenosgood
9Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
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