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Where does “quilo-” come from?

quilo- (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.

quilo- (Catalan): kilo-; cheilo-; chole-

Definitions

  1. kilo-; cheilo-; chole-

Ancestry of “quilo-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “quilo-”

  • quilogram
  • quilocaloria
  • comptaquilòmetres
  • quilohertz
  • quilooctet
  • quilotona
  • quilòmetre
  • quilovolt
  • quilowatt
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