Etymology

millifarad

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Today it means: One thousandth (10⁻³) of a farad. Symbol: mF. Full definition →

English farad ← French milli- ← Latin mīlle
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sm̥-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*smih₂
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰes-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰéslom
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰéslih₂
  7. Proto-Indo-European*smih₂ǵʰéslih₂
  8. Proto-Italic*smīɣeslī
  9. Latinmīlle
  10. Frenchmilli-
  11. Englishmilli-
  12. Englishfarad
  13. English todaymillifarad

From milli- + farad.

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