Where does “테라바이트” come from?

테라바이트 (Korean) comes from English terabyte, from English byte, from English bite, from Middle English biten, from Old English betēon, from Old English tēon, from Old English tēohan, from Proto-West Germanic teuhan — to pull, to draw; to lead.

테라바이트 (Korean): terabyte

Definitions

  1. terabyte

Ancestry of “테라바이트”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishterabyteOne trillion bytes. SI symbol: TB; Imprecisely,...
2EnglishbyteA short sequence of bits that can be operated on...
3EnglishbiteTo cut into something by clamping the teeth; To...
4Middle Englishbitento bite
5Old Englishbetēonto cover, surround, enclose; to cover, surround,...
6Old Englishtēonto drag, draw, pull; to train, discipline; to...
7Old Englishtēohan
8Proto-West Germanicteuhanto pull; to lead
9Proto-Germanicteuhanąto lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag
10Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk-