Where does “킬로바이트” come from?

킬로바이트 (Korean) comes from English kilobyte, from English byte, from English bite, from Middle English biten, from Old English betēon, from Old English tēon, from Old English tēohan, from Proto-West Germanic teuhan — to pull, to draw; to lead.

킬로바이트 (Korean): kilobyte

Definitions

  1. kilobyte

Ancestry of “킬로바이트”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkilobyteA unit of storage capacity, equal to 1024 bytes...
2EnglishbyteA short sequence of bits that can be operated on...
3EnglishbiteTo cut into something by clamping the teeth; To...
4Middle Englishbitento bite
5Old Englishbetēonto cover, surround, enclose; to cover, surround,...
6Old Englishtēonto drag, draw, pull; to train, discipline; to...
7Old Englishtēohan
8Proto-West Germanicteuhanto pull; to lead
9Proto-Germanicteuhanąto lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag
10Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk-Every word from Proto-Germanic teuhanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic teuhan