Where does “chilovoltampere” come from?

chilovoltampere (Italian) comes from Italian chilo-, 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.

chilovoltampere (Italian): kilovoltampere, kilowatt

Definitions

  1. kilovoltampere, kilowatt

Ancestry of “chilovoltampere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianchilo-kilo-; chylo-
2Ancient Greekχίλιοιthousand
3Proto-Hellenic*kʰehliyoithousand
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéslomthousand
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéslom
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