Where does “kílóvattstund” come from?
kílóvattstund (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic kílóvatt, 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.
kílóvattstund (Icelandic): kilowatt-hour
Definitions
- kilowatt-hour
Ancestry of “kílóvattstund”, step by step
kílóvattstund traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic kílóvatt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | kílóvatt | kilowatt |
| 2 | Icelandic | kíló- | kilo |
| 3 | French | kilo- | kilo |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χίλιοι | thousand |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *kʰehliyoi | thousand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéslom | thousand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via Icelandic stund
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | stund | an undetermined amount of time, a while; an hour;... |
| 2 | Old Norse | stund | time; hour; an undetermined amount of time |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | stundō | mark, marker; point in time; period of time |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | stut- | prop |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | stā- | to stand, place |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |