Where does “megagramo” come from?
megagramo (Spanish) comes from French mégagramme, from English megagram, from English Gram, from French gramme, from Latin gramma, from Ancient Greek γράμμα, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
megagramo (Spanish): megagram, ton, metric ton
Definitions
- megagram, ton, metric ton
Ancestry of “megagramo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | mégagramme | megagram |
| 2 | English | megagram | A unit of mass equal to 1,000,000 grams. Symbol:... |
| 3 | English | Gram | Clipping of Instagram |
| 4 | French | gramme | gram |
| 5 | Latin | gramma | gram |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γράμμα | that which is written, that which is drawn,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |