Where does “κιλοτζάουλ” come from?
κιλοτζάουλ (Greek) comes from Greek κιλο-, from English 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.
κιλοτζάουλ (Greek): kilojoule
Ancestry of “κιλοτζάουλ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greek | κιλο- | kilo- |
| 2 | English | kilo- | API; In the International System of Units and... |
| 3 | French | kilo- | kilo- |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χίλιοι | thousand |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *kʰehliyoi | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéslom | thousand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |