Where does “5K” come from?
5K (English) comes from English K, from English kilo-, 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.
5K (English): A road race over 5 000 metres
Definitions
- A road race over 5 000 metres
Ancestry of “5K”, step by step
5K traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English K
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | K | The ordinal number eleventh, derived from this... |
| 2 | English | kilo- | API; In the International System of Units and... |
| 3 | French | kilo- | kilo |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χίλιοι | thousand |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *kʰehliyoi | thousand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéslom | thousand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via English 5
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | 5 | — |