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Where does “kilohour” come from?

kilohour (English) comes from English hour, from Middle English houre, from Old French houre, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα, from Proto-Hellenic *worā, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

kilohour (English): One thousand hours. Symbol: khrs

Definitions

  1. One thousand hours. Symbol: khrs

Ancestry of “kilohour”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhourA time period of sixty minutes; one twenty-fourth...
2Middle Englishhourehour; A time, occasion, or moment; A canonical...
3Old Frenchhourehour; time; moment to do something
4Latinhōra—
5Ancient Greekὥραany defined period of time; season; climate
6Proto-Hellenic*worā—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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