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Where does “ksec” come from?

ksec (English) comes from English K, 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.

ksec (English): Alternative form of ks

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of ks

Ancestry of “ksec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishKThe ordinal number eleventh, derived from this...
2Englishkilo-API; In the International System of Units and...
3Frenchkilo-kilo-
4Ancient Greekχίλιοιthousand
5Proto-Hellenic*kʰehliyoi—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéslomthousand
7Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
8Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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