Where does “kilo-newton” come from?

kilo-newton (English) comes from English kilo — Clipping of kilogram.

kilo-newton (English): Alternative spelling of kilonewton

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of kilonewton

Ancestry of “kilo-newton”, step by step

kilo-newton traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English kilo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkiloClipping of kilogram

via English Newton

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNewtonThe name of many English-speaking places, including
Every word from English kilo