Where does “kiloparsek” come from?
kiloparsek (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.
kiloparsek (Finnish): kiloparsec
Definitions
- kiloparsec
Ancestry of “kiloparsek”, step by step
kiloparsek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kilo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kilo | Clipping of kilogramma; shine |
| 2 | French | kilo | kilo |
| 3 | French | kilo- | kilo |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χίλιοι | thousand |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *kʰehliyoi | thousand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéslom | thousand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via Finnish parsek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | parsek | parsec |
| 2 | English | parsec | parallax second |
| 3 | English | parallax second | A unit of length, used in astronomy, defined as... |