Where does “miliwatt” come from?

miliwatt (Romanian) comes from English milliwatt, from English milli-, from French milli-, from Latin Mīlle, from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī, from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂.

miliwatt (Romanian): milliwatt

Definitions

  1. milliwatt

Ancestry of “miliwatt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmilliwattOne thousandth of a watt, abbreviated as mW
2Englishmilli-API; In the International System of Units and...
3Frenchmilli-milli
4LatinMīllethousand; 1000
5Proto-Italicsmīɣeslīthousand
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī →Every word from Latin Mīlle →