Where does “kíló-” come from?

kíló- (Icelandic) 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.

kíló- (Icelandic): kilo

Definitions

  1. kilo

Ancestry of “kíló-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchkilo-kilo
2Ancient Greekχίλιοιthousand
3Proto-Hellenic*kʰehliyoithousand
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéslomthousand
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “kíló-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-
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