Where does “kilovolt” come from?
kilovolt (English) comes from English volt, from French volte, from Italian volta, from Vulgar Latin volta, from Latin volatus, from Latin volō, from Proto-Italic gʷelāō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-ti — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
kilovolt (English): One thousand volts. Symbol: kV or KV
Definitions
- One thousand volts. Symbol: kV or KV
Ancestry of “kilovolt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | volt | In the International System of Units, the derived... |
| 2 | French | volte | — |
| 3 | Italian | volta | time, instance, occasion; turn; vault |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | volta | nominative/accusative/vocative plural of voltum |
| 5 | Latin | volatus | flown, having been flown; flying; flight |
| 6 | Latin | volō | to wish, to please |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | gʷelāō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-ti | to throw, raise the arm |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |