Where does “kilobitti” come from?
kilobitti (Finnish) comes from Finnish bitti, from English bit, from Middle English bitte, from Old English byt, from Proto-Germanic *buttjā, from Latin buttia, from Ancient Greek βούττιον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
kilobitti (Finnish): kilobit
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Ancestry of “kilobitti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | bitti | bit |
| 2 | English | bit | A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and... |
| 3 | Middle English | bitte | A flexible container for water or wine; a waterskin or wineskin |
| 4 | Old English | byt | bottle, flagon |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *buttjā | — |
| 6 | Latin | buttia | cask, barrel |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βούττιον | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ῐον | diminutive suffix; "suffix forming... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |