Where does “quilomètric” come from?
quilomètric (Catalan) comes from Catalan quilòmetre, from Catalan quilo, from Catalan quilogram, from French kilogramme, from French gramme, from Latin gramma, from Ancient Greek γράμμα, from Ancient Greek γράφω — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
quilomètric (Catalan): kilometric
Definitions
- kilometric
Ancestry of “quilomètric”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | quilòmetre | kilometre, kilometer |
| 2 | Catalan | quilo | kilo |
| 3 | Catalan | quilogram | kilogram |
| 4 | French | kilogramme | kilogram |
| 5 | French | gramme | gram |
| 6 | Latin | gramma | gram |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γράμμα | that which is written, that which is drawn,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |