Where does “kilolitre” come from?

kilolitre (English) comes 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.

kilolitre (English): A unit of volume equivalent to 1000 litres, and...

Definitions

  1. A unit of volume equivalent to 1000 litres, and...

Ancestry of “kilolitre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishkilo-API; In the International System of Units and...
2Frenchkilo-kilo
3Ancient Greekχίλιοιthousand
4Proto-Hellenic*kʰehliyoithousand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéslomthousand
6Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “kilolitre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from French kilo- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →