Where does “quilo” come from?
quilo (Catalan) comes from Catalan quilogram, from French kilogramme, from French gramme, from Latin gramma, from Ancient Greek γράμμα, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
quilo (Catalan): kilo
Ancestry of “quilo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Catalan | quilogram | kilogram |
| 2 | French | kilogramme | kilogram |
| 3 | French | gramme | gram |
| 4 | Latin | gramma | gram |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γράμμα | that which is written, that which is drawn,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |