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Where does “χιλιο-” come from?

χιλιο- (Greek) comes 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.

χιλιο- (Greek): kilo-; indicating something repeated many times

Definitions

  1. kilo-; indicating something repeated many times

Ancestry of “χιλιο-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχίλιοιthousand
2Proto-Hellenic*kʰehliyoi—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéslomthousand
4Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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