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Where does “kiloseconde” come from?

kiloseconde (Dutch) comes from Dutch seconde, from French seconde, from Latin secunda, from Latin secundus, from Latin sequor, from Proto-Italic sekʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetor, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

kiloseconde (Dutch): kilosecond: 1000 seconds

Definitions

  1. kilosecond: 1000 seconds

Ancestry of “kiloseconde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsecondesecond
2Frenchsecondefeminine singular of second; second
3Latinsecundainflection of secundus: ## feminine...
4Latinsecundussecond, the ordinal number after prīmus and...
5LatinsequorI follow, come or go after
6Proto-Italicsekʷōrfollow, come/go after
7Proto-Indo-Europeansékʷetorto be following
8Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
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