Where does “chilowattora” come from?

chilowattora (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.

chilowattora (Italian): kilowatt-hour

Definitions

  1. kilowatt-hour

Ancestry of “chilowattora”, 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 →