Etymograph

English

gigaton

From giga- + ton.

A compound of giga- + ton

Ancient Greek γίγας ‘giant’

English giga-

English tun ‘cask’

English ton

Today it means

noun A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many billion tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy. (A derived unit for TNT equivalent.)

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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