Where does “quilowatt” come from?
quilowatt (Portuguese) comes from French kilowatt, 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.
quilowatt (Portuguese): kilowatt
Ancestry of “quilowatt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | kilowatt | kilowatt |
| 2 | French | kilo- | kilo- |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χίλιοι | thousand |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *kʰehliyoi | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéslom | thousand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |