Where does “kilostere” come from?

kilostere (English) comes from English stere, from French stère, from Ancient Greek στερεός, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

kilostere (English): A unit equal to one thousand cubic metres

Definitions

  1. A unit equal to one thousand cubic metres

Ancestry of “kilostere”, step by step

kilostere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English stere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstereA measure of volume used e.g. for cut wood, equal...
2Frenchstèrecubic metre; first-person singular present...
3Ancient Greekστερεόςfirm, solid, rigid; standard, of full value;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

via English kilo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkiloClipping of kilogram
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Ancient Greek στερεός →Every word from French stère →