Where does “마이크로그램” come from?

마이크로그램 (Korean) comes from English microgram, from English Gram, from French gramme, from Latin gramma, from Ancient Greek γράμμα, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

마이크로그램 (Korean): microgram

Definitions

  1. microgram

Ancestry of “마이크로그램”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicrogramA unit of mass equal to one millionth of a gram,...
2EnglishGramClipping of Instagram
3Frenchgrammegram
4Latingrammagram
5Ancient Greekγράμμαthat which is written, that which is drawn,...
6Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
7Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into
8Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
9Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger-
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