Where does “mV” come from?
mV (Translingual) comes from Translingual V, from Latin v, from Etruscan 𐌖, from Ancient Greek Υ, from Phoenician 𐤅, from Egyptian 𓏲.
Ancestry of “mV”, step by step
mV traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Translingual V
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | V | The Roman numeral for 5; the fifth |
| 2 | Latin | v | Capital form of |
| 3 | Etruscan | 𐌖 | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Υ | ypsilon |
| 5 | Phoenician | 𐤅 | waw; {{l|en|waw}} |
| 6 | Egyptian | 𓏲 | — |
via English mendelevium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mendelevium | A transuranic chemical element with atomic... |
| 2 | English | -ium | 1997, Bryan Pfaffenberger, "Official Microsoft... |
| 3 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |