Where does “kilooctet” come from?
kilooctet (French) comes 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.
kilooctet (French): kilobyte
Ancestry of “kilooctet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | kilo- | kilo- |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | χίλιοι | thousand |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | *kʰehliyoi | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéslom | thousand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |