Where does “SI単位系” come from?
SI単位系 (Japanese) comes from Japanese SI, from English SI, from Middle English si, from Italian sì, from Italian bene, from Latin bene, from Latin bonus, from Old Latin duenos — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
SI単位系 (Japanese): The International System of Units, SI
Definitions
- The International System of Units, SI
Ancestry of “SI単位系”, step by step
SI単位系 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese SI
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | SI | the SI |
| 2 | English | SI | Initialism of signal integrity; Initialism of... |
| 3 | Middle English | si | — |
| 4 | Italian | sì | yes; so |
| 5 | Italian | bene | upper-class, posh, high; well, nicely, OK, right;... |
| 6 | Latin | bene | well; properly, exactly; agreeably, favorably |
| 7 | Latin | bonus | good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;... |
| 8 | Old Latin | duenos | Alternative form of duonus |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | dwenos | good |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |