Etymograph

English

abwatt

From ab- (“absolute”) + watt.

A compound of ab- ‘absolute’ + watt

Proto-Indo-European *h₂epo ‘off, away’

English ab-

Today it means

noun A unit of electrical power equal to one ten-millionth of a watt (10⁻⁷ watts), used in the centimeter-gram-second system of units.

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