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

Definitions

  1. kilowatt

Ancestry of “quilowatt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchkilowattkilowatt
2Frenchkilo-kilo
3Ancient Greekχίλιοιthousand
4Proto-Hellenic*kʰehliyoithousand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéslomthousand
6Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from French kilo- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →
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