Where does “quilolitro” come from?
quilolitro (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese quilo, from Portuguese quilograma, from French kilogramme, from French gramme, from Latin gramma, from Ancient Greek γράμμα, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
quilolitro (Portuguese): kilolitre; kiloliter
Ancestry of “quilolitro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | quilo | kilo; chyle |
| 2 | Portuguese | quilograma | kilogram |
| 3 | French | kilogramme | kilogram |
| 4 | French | gramme | gram |
| 5 | Latin | gramma | gram |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γράμμα | that which is written, that which is drawn,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |