Where does “kilo-” come from?

kilo- (Catalan) comes from French kilo-, from Ancient Greek χίλιοι, from Proto-Hellenic *kʰehliyoi, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéslom, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

kilo- (Catalan): kilo- SI prefix expressing 103 of the base unit

Definitions

  1. kilo- SI prefix expressing 103 of the base unit

Ancestry of “kilo-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchkilo-kilo
2Ancient Greekχίλιοιthousand
3Proto-Hellenic*kʰehliyoithousand
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéslomthousand
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “kilo-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from French kilo- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →