Where does “kth” come from?

kth (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.

kth (English): Occurring at position "k" in a sequence

Definitions

  1. Occurring at position "k" in a sequence

Ancestry of “kth”, 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*kʰehliyoithousand
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéslomthousand
7Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
8Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from French kilo- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →