Where does “kilowatti” come from?

kilowatti (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.

kilowatti (Finnish): kilowatt

Definitions

  1. kilowatt

Ancestry of “kilowatti”, step by step

kilowatti 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 watti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishwattiwatt
2EnglishWattWatt, a king of Sussex
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →