Where does “kilocaloría” come from?

kilocaloría (Spanish) comes from Spanish kilo-, 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.

kilocaloría (Spanish): kilocalorie

Definitions

  1. kilocalorie

Ancestry of “kilocaloría”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishkilo-kilo- SI prefix multiplying the unit by 103
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- →