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
- kilo-; indicating something repeated many times
Ancestry of “χιλιο-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | χίλιοι | thousand |
| 2 | Proto-Hellenic | *kʰehliyoi | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéslom | thousand |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |