Where does “kílóvatt” come from?

kílóvatt (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic kíló-, 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.

kílóvatt (Icelandic): kilowatt

Definitions

  1. kilowatt

Ancestry of “kílóvatt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickíló-kilo
2Frenchkilo-kilo
3Ancient Greekχίλιοιthousand
4Proto-Hellenic*kʰehliyoithousand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéslomthousand
6Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “kílóvatt”

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