Where does “kilokandela” come from?

kilokandela (Finnish) comes from Finnish kilo, from French 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.

kilokandela (Finnish): kilocandela

Definitions

  1. kilocandela

Ancestry of “kilokandela”, step by step

kilokandela traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kilo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkiloClipping of kilogramma; shine
2Frenchkilokilo
3Frenchkilo-kilo
4Ancient Greekχίλιοιthousand
5Proto-Hellenic*kʰehliyoithousand
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéslomthousand
7Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
8Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Finnish kandela

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkandelacandela
2LatincandēlaA light made of wax or tallow; tallow candle or taper
3Latincandeōto be brilliant, glittering or illuminated; to shine, glitter, glisten; gleam white
4Proto-Italickandēō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankand-to shine, glow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →