Where does “exabyte” come from?
exabyte (Portuguese) comes from English exabyte, 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.
exabyte (Portuguese): exabyte
Ancestry of “exabyte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | exabyte | a unit of storage capacity,... |
| 2 | English | byte | A short sequence of bits that can be operated on... |
| 3 | English | bite | To cut into something by clamping the teeth; To... |
| 4 | Middle English | biten | to bite |
| 5 | Old English | betēon | to cover, surround, enclose; to cover, surround,... |
| 6 | Old English | tēon | to drag, draw, pull; to train, discipline; to... |
| 7 | Old English | tēohan | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | teuhan | to pull; to lead |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | teuhaną | to lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |