Where does “kilo-” come from?
kilo- (English) comes 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.
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Ancestry of “kilo-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | kilo- | kilo- |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | χίλιοι | thousand |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | *kʰehliyoi | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéslom | thousand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
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