Where does “quilo” come from?
quilo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese quilograma, from French kilogramme, from French gramme, from Latin gramma, from Ancient Greek γράμμα, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
quilo (Portuguese): kilo; chyle
Definitions
- kilo; chyle
Ancestry of “quilo”, step by step
quilo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese quilograma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | quilograma | kilogram |
| 2 | French | kilogramme | kilogram |
| 3 | French | gramme | gram |
| 4 | Latin | gramma | gram |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γράμμα | that which is written, that which is drawn,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |