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Where does “kilolitro” come from?

kilolitro (Italian) comes from English kilolitre, from English kilo-, 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.

kilolitro (Italian): kilolitre; kiloliter

Definitions

  1. kilolitre; kiloliter

Ancestry of “kilolitro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkilolitreA unit of volume equivalent to 1000 litres, and...
2Englishkilo-API; In the International System of Units and...
3Frenchkilo-kilo-
4Ancient Greekχίλιοιthousand
5Proto-Hellenic*kʰehliyoi—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéslomthousand
7Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
8Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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