Where does “킬로볼트” come from?
킬로볼트 (Korean) comes from English kilovolt, from English volt, from French volte, from Italian volta, from Vulgar Latin volta, from Latin volatus, from Latin volō, from Proto-Italic gʷelāō — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
킬로볼트 (Korean): kilovolt
Definitions
- kilovolt
Ancestry of “킬로볼트”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | kilovolt | One thousand volts. Symbol: kV or KV |
| 2 | English | volt | In the International System of Units, the derived... |
| 3 | French | volte | — |
| 4 | Italian | volta | time, instance, occasion; turn; vault |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | volta | nominative/accusative/vocative plural of voltum |
| 6 | Latin | volatus | flown, having been flown; flying; flight |
| 7 | Latin | volō | to wish, to please |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | gʷelāō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-ti | to throw, raise the arm |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |