Where does “chilia-” come from?

chilia- (English) comes from Latin chilias, 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.

chilia- (English): thousand

Definitions

thousand

Ancestry of “chilia-”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	chilias	the number one thousand
2	Ancient Greek	χίλιοι	thousand
3	Proto-Hellenic	*kʰehliyoi	thousand
4	Proto-Indo-European	ǵʰéslom	thousand
5	Proto-Indo-European	sm̥-	one; with, together
6	Proto-Indo-European	sem-	together, one

Words derived from “chilia-”

chiliahedron
trichiliocosm

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéslom →