Where does “kilowatt” come from?

kilowatt (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.

kilowatt (English): One thousand watts

Definitions

  1. One thousand watts

Ancestry of “kilowatt”, 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 “kilowatt”

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