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