Where does “kilonova” come from?

kilonova (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.

kilonova (English): A type of supernova that is underluminous, caused...

Definitions

  1. A type of supernova that is underluminous, caused...

Ancestry of “kilonova”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from French kilo- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →
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